Extract all text from a PDF into a plain .txt file. Useful for copying content, data processing, and creating searchable archives. Local processing — no upload.
PDF text extraction copies the text content from a digitally created PDF into a plain text file, stripping all formatting, images, and layout information. The output contains the raw text in reading order, with paragraph breaks and basic structure preserved. It is the fastest way to get large volumes of text from a PDF into any other tool or workflow.
Use text extraction when you need the raw text content without formatting — for feeding into text analysis tools, natural language processing pipelines, search indexing, data processing scripts, or creating a plain archive copy of document text.
Use PDF to Word conversion when you need to preserve formatting, tables, and document structure for further editing in a word processor.
Use PDF to CSV conversion when the PDF contains structured tables and you need the data in a format suitable for spreadsheets or database import.
For scanned PDFs, run OCR first at rifix.xyz/ocr to add a text layer, then extract. Without OCR, a scanned PDF has no text layer and extraction produces an empty or near-empty file.
Content analysis and research. Extract text from large report archives for keyword analysis, frequency counts, sentiment analysis, or summarisation without manually opening each document.
Search index creation. Extract text from PDF documents to feed into a custom search index, enabling full-text search across your document library.
Feeding AI tools. Extract text from PDFs to use as input for AI summarisation, translation, or question-answering tools that accept plain text rather than PDF files.
Compliance archiving. Create plain text copies of regulatory documents, policies, and agreements for archival systems that require text format.
Does this work on scanned PDFs?
No — scanned PDFs contain images rather than text, so direct extraction produces an empty or minimal output. Run OCR at rifix.xyz/ocr first to create a searchable text layer, then extract the text from the OCR-processed file.
Is formatting preserved in the text output?
No. The .txt output is plain text — no bold, italic, font sizes, colours, tables, or images. Paragraph breaks and basic line structure are preserved. Use PDF to Word conversion if you need formatting preserved.
Can I extract text from only specific pages?
Use the Split PDF tool to extract the page range you need as a separate PDF, then run text extraction on that smaller file.
Is my document uploaded to a server?
No. Text extraction runs entirely in your browser. Your PDF — and the text content within it — never leaves your device.
Extract all text from a PDF into a plain .txt file. Useful for copying content, data processing, or creating searchable archives. Local processing.
PDF text extraction copies the text content from a digitally created PDF into a plain text file. Useful for: extracting content for use in another application; creating searchable text archives; feeding PDF content into text analysis tools; or copying large amounts of text without manual selection. The output is plain text without formatting — paragraph breaks and basic structure are preserved, but fonts, colours, tables, and images do not appear in the text output. For scanned PDFs, run OCR first to add a text layer before attempting text extraction. For formatted output that preserves more document structure, PDF to Word conversion is a better alternative.
All tools on rifix.xyz process files entirely in your browser. No document content is uploaded to any server. Processing happens on your own device — your files stay completely private.