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Extract all readable text from a PDF into a plain text or Word file — ideal for copying content into other documents.
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Sometimes all you need from a PDF is the words — to paste into an email, search for a phrase, or feed into another document — without any of the layout or formatting getting in the way.
pdfhubb's extract text tool pulls all readable text out of a PDF into a clean plain-text or Word file, ready to copy, search, or reuse elsewhere.
Need to go the other way, or handle a related step first? Take a look at our OCR PDF tool.
How to Use Extract Text
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Upload your file
Drag and drop your PDF, or use "Choose Files" to browse your device. Nothing leaves your session until you start processing.
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Configure options
Adjust the settings for this tool — order, ranges, quality, or text — directly in the panel below the file list.
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Extract text from your PDF
Click the action button to start. Most files finish in a few seconds; larger documents may take a little longer.
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Download your file
Download your text file straight to your device, or start again with a new file — the original is deleted from our servers shortly after.
Features
- Outputs clean plain .txt by default
- Optional export as a simple .docx file
- Preserves reading order across multi-column layouts
- Works best on native PDFs; scanned files need OCR first
Benefits
- Get usable text without fighting a PDF viewer's copy tool
- Search or reuse content without reformatting by hand
- Faster than manually retyping passages from a document
- Clean output ready to paste into another document
Privacy and Security
Your uploaded PDF and the extracted text file are stored temporarily for processing only, and deleted automatically once the job is complete.