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Extract text from a PDF

Grab all the text as a plain .txt file.

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Copy the words out of a PDF without retyping. The tool pulls every page’s text into a single plain-text file you can paste anywhere.

Works on any PDF with a real text layer (not scanned images), entirely on your device.

How to extract text

  1. 1Open the PDF in the editor.
  2. 2Open the Tools panel → “Export”.
  3. 3Choose “Extract text (.txt)”.
  4. 4Download the text file.

Why use pidief

  • ✓ All pages
  • ✓ Plain .txt output
  • ✓ Nothing retyped
  • ✓ Everything runs in your browser — your file is never uploaded to a server.

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