Extract the real, selectable text from any PDF while keeping bold, italic and original font size. Image-only PDFs are detected automatically. 100% free, no uploads, no signup.
Click to select a PDF or drag & drop it here
Only .pdf files are supportedClick the box above or drag and drop your PDF file.
Click "Extract Text" — real text is pulled out, images are ignored.
Copy the formatted text or download it as a .txt file.
Yes, completely free. No signup, no hidden charges, no watermark.
No. This tool extracts real embedded text only. If a PDF has no selectable text, the tool will tell you it could not find any text.
Only the real text is extracted. Images inside the PDF are ignored automatically.
Yes. Bold, italic and relative font sizes from the original PDF are preserved as closely as possible.