Drag & drop your PDF file here
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Click 'Browse Files' or drag and drop your PDF document into the upload area.
Click the 'Extract Content' button. Our tool will use OCR to read and extract all the text from your file.
The extracted text will appear in the results box below. Simply click the 'Copy' button to copy it to your clipboard.
A PDF to Text Converter is the easiest way to extract readable and editable text from your PDF files.
Many PDFs are either scanned images, password-protected, or formatted in a way that makes simple copy-paste impossible.
With this tool, you can instantly turn any PDF — whether digital or scanned — into a plain .txt file that can be reused anywhere.
This is especially useful for students, researchers, professionals, and businesses who regularly need to analyze, summarize, or repurpose text from lengthy PDFs. Instead of wasting time retyping, our converter lets you save hours of work by generating accurate, editable text files in seconds.
This tool is designed for a wide range of users who need reliable text extraction:
Normal extraction works on digital PDFs where the text is already embedded and selectable. OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is used for scanned or image-based PDFs, where text is "locked" inside images. OCR technology intelligently recognizes and converts this into editable text.
Yes! You can either convert the entire PDF or choose a custom page range. This makes it convenient when you only need a section of a document, such as a specific chapter, report segment, or appendix.
Yes, thanks to OCR. It can process PDFs written in different languages — from English to Spanish, French, German, and more. Accuracy may vary slightly depending on the quality of the PDF scan.
If your PDF is locked, you’ll need to unlock the PDF first. Once unlocked, our tool will process and extract the text without issues.
Absolutely. Security is a top priority. All files are uploaded over secure HTTPS connections, processed instantly, and then auto-deleted from our servers to ensure your privacy.
The PDF to Text Converter by PDFNano makes it effortless to transform any PDF into editable plain text. Whether you are working with digital documents or scanned files, the tool provides fast, accurate, and secure conversions. Best of all, it’s completely free to use — no registration or software installation required.
For more advanced editing, try our PDF to Word converter for formatted documents or PDF to Excel for structured data analysis. With PDFNano, managing your documents has never been easier.
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