extrae
PDF → Text
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100% private · no server
Free PDF text extraction tool

Extract text from
any PDF, for free

Your file never leaves your browser. No accounts, no limits, no waiting. All processing happens 100% locally on your device.

Drop your PDF here
or click to select a file from your device
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Each page rendered as a high-resolution PNG image. Useful for preserving the original layout or sharing pages visually.

How to extract text from a PDF in 3 steps

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    Open your PDF

    Drag the file into the upload area or click the button to select it from your device. Compatible with any standard PDF.

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    Instant processing

    The tool analyses your file page by page in your own browser using Mozilla's PDF.js library. No queues, no waiting.

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    Copy or download

    The extracted text is ready to copy to your clipboard or download as a .txt file. You can edit it first if needed.

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    Accurate output

    The algorithm preserves line breaks and paragraph structure so the extracted text is clean and ready to use.

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Privacy guaranteed

No file is ever sent to any server. All processing happens inside your own browser thanks to PDF.js WebAssembly technology.

Your confidential documents — contracts, medical reports, payslips — are never seen by anyone else.

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Local and fast extraction

Processing happens directly on your device, so speed doesn't depend on your internet connection. A 50-page PDF takes seconds.

No waiting queues, no size limits from a server, no mandatory sign-up.

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Why extract text from a PDF?

It's useful when you need to reuse the content: copy passages, paste into a text editor, analyse with AI, or search for keywords without opening a PDF reader.

It's also common in document digitisation workflows and translation pipelines.

Frequently asked questions about PDF text extraction

  • Absolutely. Your file never leaves your browser. Extrae uses Mozilla's PDF.js library to process the document locally on your device. No server ever receives, stores, or analyses your file. You can verify this by disconnecting from the internet before uploading — the tool will still work.
  • Extrae works with PDFs that contain selectable text (most digitally created documents: contracts, invoices, reports). Scanned PDFs are images of documents and contain no real text, so the extraction will return an empty result. Those cases require separate OCR (optical character recognition) software.
  • No. Password-protected or copy-restricted PDFs cannot be processed without the correct credentials. Extrae respects those protections and cannot bypass them.
  • There is no limit imposed by the tool. The only real limit is your device's available memory. PDFs with hundreds of pages process without issues on most modern computers. No account or payment is needed.
  • Text is extracted as plain text — bold, colours, tables and images are not preserved. Line breaks and paragraph separation are kept so the output is readable and easy to reuse. If you need the pages with their visual layout, use the "Pages as images" tab to download each page as a PNG.
  • You can copy the text to your clipboard with one click or download it as a .txt file. You can also edit the text directly on screen before copying. Additionally, each page can be downloaded as a high-resolution PNG image.
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Completely private
The PDF is processed in your own browser. Not a single byte leaves your device.
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Instant and unlimited
No queues, no server delays. No page limits or daily file caps.
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Editable before copying
The extracted text is directly editable. Adjust anything you need before copying or downloading.