About this extract text from PDF tool
Need the words from a PDF without retyping them? LovePDF.online extracts text in your browser. Review the output, copy it, or download a plain .txt file.
Extraction is private. The PDF stays on your device while PDF.js reads embedded text layers.
Features
- Extract text from multi-page PDFs
- Page-by-page labeled output
- Copy to clipboard in one click
- Download a .txt file
- Editable preview before download
- Progress while pages are read
- No account required
- Works on desktop and mobile
Benefits
- Reuse contract clauses or notes quickly
- Move PDF content into docs or email
- Avoid uploading confidential PDFs to text APIs
- Spot pages with no extractable text
- Skip installing desktop OCR for text-based PDFs
How it works
LovePDF uses PDF.js to read each page’s text content. Digitized text layers extract cleanly. Scanned image-only pages may show little or no text — for those, use the OCR PDF tool.
Step-by-step guide
1.Upload a PDF
Add the file that contains the text you need.
2.Extract
Run Extract Text and wait while pages are read locally.
3.Copy or download
Copy the text, edit it if needed, or download a .txt file.
Why choose LovePDF.online
LovePDF focuses on private, honest text extraction. If a page is only a scan, use OCR PDF instead of expecting text-layer tools to invent words.
Privacy and security
Text extraction never uploads your PDF to LovePDF. The text preview stays in your browser session until you reset or leave the page.
100% Private · Files Never Leave Your Device
Frequently asked questions
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Pull text from your PDF
Extract above, then copy or download a .txt file — private and free.