PDF to TXT Converter
Lightweight outputExtract plain text from PDFs so you can reuse content in editors or analysis tools.
When to convert PDF to TXT
Plain text is perfect for translation, indexing, or feeding into scripts and AI tools.
Ready for automation
Plain text slots into scripts, spreadsheets, or AI assistants instantly.
Tiny file size
Keep storage low and transfers instant over email or chat.
Language friendly
Use UTF-8 encoding to preserve multilingual characters and symbols.
Searchable text
Extract quotes, transcripts, legal docs, or research papers for translation or quick summaries.
Plain text extraction compared
Grab quick text dumps for notes, search, or archives.
Speed
- pdfjuggler
- Extracts text instantly on-device, even for large PDFs.
- Upload-first converters
- Waits on uploads and remote queue times.
Security
- pdfjuggler
- Never transmits confidential PDFs over the internet.
- Upload-first converters
- Documents pass through third-party servers before you download results.
Copy-ready output
- pdfjuggler
- Produces UTF-8 plain text with clean line breaks.
- Upload-first converters
- Adds ads, metadata, or garbled characters.
Haal platte tekst uit PDF's voor snel hergebruik.
PDF naar TXT-workflows
Hergebruik PDF-tekst in notities of vertalingen
How to convert PDF to TXT
Extract text content in three steps.
Upload PDF — Select the PDF you need text from.
Convert to text — Press Convert to pull text out of every page.
Download TXT — Save the plain text file and open it in your preferred editor.
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PDF to TXT FAQs
Does formatting carry over?
We focus on clean text. Headings and paragraphs become simple line breaks for easy reuse.
What about scanned PDFs?
Run OCR first to turn images into searchable text, then convert to TXT.
Is encoding preserved?
Yes. We export UTF-8 so accented and non-Latin characters stay intact.