PDF to Text

Extract text from a PDF online

Extract all the text from a PDF into a plain TXT file.

Free, no account. PDF to Text runs in your browser on this page. Your files are processed on Folio's own server and deleted automatically after 6 hours.

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How to extract text from a PDF with Folio

  1. Open PDF to Text on this page, or pick it from the list of all tools on the Folio home page.
  2. Add your files: drop them on the page or click to pick them.
  3. Set the options you need, such as keep layout (columns and spacing) and mark page breaks.
  4. Run it and download the result. When there are several output files you can download them together as a ZIP.

What you can set

  • Keep layout (columns and spacing)
  • Mark page breaks
  • Pages

Files it accepts

PDF. Password-protected PDFs work too: enter the password in the options.

PDF to Text: questions and answers

How do I copy the text out of a PDF?

PDF to Text saves all the text into a TXT file, optionally keeping columns and spacing. For a scanned PDF, use OCR PDF instead.

Is PDF to Text free?

Yes. PDF to Text on Folio is free, with no account, no sign-up and no watermark on the result.

Are my files safe?

Your files are processed on Folio's own server only to run the tool, and deleted automatically after 6 hours. There is no account, so they are not linked to you.

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