PDF Text Extractor (TXT / RTF)
Extract selectable PDF text into TXT or Word-readable RTF. Layout and images are not preserved. All processing happens locally in your browser.
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PDF text extraction and Word compatibility
Text Extraction
This tool extracts the available text layer and approximates reading order using text positions. Review multi-column text and paragraph breaks against the original PDF.
Word Compatible
Download as RTF format which opens directly in Microsoft Word, Google Docs, LibreOffice, and other word processors. Edit, format, and save in any format you need.
What this tool does
Extract a PDF text layer into TXT or Word-readable RTF.
How to use it
Select a PDF with selectable text, extract it, review reading order and download TXT or RTF.
Worked example
A one-page PDF text layer containing Hello produces the text Hello in the extracted output; RTF wraps that text for Word.
Limitations and checks
This does not produce DOCX or preserve page layout, images or tables. Scanned pages need OCR. Columns may be interleaved because rows are inferred from text positions.
How your data is processed
File processing runs in your browser; this operation does not upload the selected file. Downloads create a new file and do not modify the original. Browser memory limits can prevent large files from completing.
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