How to copy Text from PDF
- Select the PDF.
- Add page separators if you want them.
- Press Extract text.
- Copy the text or download the .txt file.
Using the text
You can reuse paragraphs from notices and reports, copy questions into study notes, or paste a table into a spreadsheet and edit it there.
Scanned PDFs
When the pages are pictures, from a scanner or a phone camera, there is no text to extract and the tool will say so. Text recognition (OCR) is planned for a later update.
Why your file stays private
PDF to Text runs entirely inside your browser. Your file is read from your device, processed in memory and saved back to your device. It is never uploaded to GreenPDFs or anyone else, so you can use it with Aadhaar, marksheets, bank statements and other personal documents. How in-browser processing works.
Frequently asked questions
Why is no text found?
The PDF is probably a scan, so each page is a picture. OCR is needed for those.
Does it keep the layout?
Lines and paragraphs are kept. Columns and tables come out as plain text.
Does it work with Hindi or Malayalam PDFs?
Text-based PDFs in any language usually extract correctly. Some older fonts store characters in a way that can't be read back accurately.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No.