Extract text from PDF online

Pull every word out of your PDF into a clean plain-text file — perfect for search indexing, analysis, quoting, and repurposing content.

How to Extract text from PDF

1. Step 1. Upload your PDF.
2. Step 2. Choose whole-document text or one file per page.
3. Step 3. Click Execute to run the extraction.
4. Step 4. Download the .txt output (or ZIP for per-page mode).

Frequently asked questions

Can I extract text from a scanned PDF?

Only if it contains a text layer. Pure image scans need OCR first — PolyForge extracts existing embedded text.

What format is the output?

A plain UTF-8 .txt file (or a ZIP of per-page .txt files in per-page mode).

Does extraction preserve the reading order?

Text is extracted in the document’s logical page and flow order, which matches visual order for the vast majority of PDFs.