PDF & scans
PDF to text
Extract an existing text layer from a PDF.
No accountLocal processingSingle-file
AcceptsPDF
CreatesText
Limits1 file, 50 MiB per file, 90 seconds processing time.
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PDF to text: what to expect
Extract an existing text layer from a PDF.
- Password-protected or unsupported PDFs are refused. Scripts and actions are not executed or exported. Some unsupported pages may be omitted with warnings.
- Existing text layers only; scans need OCR. Reading order may differ from the original.