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Extract Text from PDF

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Why Use Our Online PDF Text Extractor?

In today's digital workflow, unlocking the content trapped inside PDF documents is essential for productivity. Our Extract Text from PDF tool offers a seamless, browser-based solution designed for students, researchers, and professionals who need to convert static documents into editable formats quickly. If you have images containing text, you can also extract images from PDF separately to handle visual data. Unlike traditional software that requires heavy installations or paid subscriptions, our tool runs entirely in your web browser.

Privacy is our top priority. When you use Randomly.online, your files are processed locally on your device using advanced JavaScript libraries. This means your sensitive contracts, research papers, or personal documents are never uploaded to a server. You get the speed of local processing with the convenience of a cloud tool. Whether you have a standard digital PDF or a scanned image-based document, our integrated OCR (Optical Character Recognition) engine can recognize and extract text with high accuracy.

The interface is built for efficiency. With features like custom page range selection (e.g., "1-5, 8"), odd/even filtering, and instant preview thumbnails, you have granular control over exactly what content you extract. We support exporting to multiple formats including plain Text (.txt), Microsoft Word (.docx), and searchable PDF, ensuring compatible output for any use case. Experience a clutter-free, ad-free environment optimized for both desktop and mobile devices.

How to Extract Text from PDF Online

Extracting content from your PDF files is a straightforward process. Follow this simple guide to convert your documents into editable text in seconds:

  1. Upload Your File: Drag and drop your PDF file into the designated upload zone, or click the "Select PDF File" button to browse your device. If you have multiple files, you might want to Merge PDF files first.
  2. Select Pages: Once loaded, you will see thumbnails of your PDF pages on the left sidebar. You can click specific thumbnails to select them, use the "Select All" button, or type a specific range (like "2-4") in the toolbar input. If the file is too large, consider using our Split PDF tool beforehand.
  3. Configure Extraction: If your PDF is a scanned document (an image inside a PDF), check the "Enable OCR" box and select the document language. For standard digital PDFs, leave this unchecked for instant extraction.
  4. Extract and Edit: Click "Extract All" or "Selected" based on your preference. The text will instantly appear in the editor on the right. You can read, edit, or search through the text directly in the panel.
  5. Download: Finally, click the "Download" button to save your extracted text as a .txt file, a Word document (.docx), or a ZIP archive containing individual text files for each page.

Our tool utilizes advanced caching to ensure that if you switch themes or accidentally refresh, your extracted text remains available (dependent on browser memory). The responsive design ensures you can perform these tasks just as easily on a smartphone or tablet.

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, absolutely. Security is the core architecture of this tool. Unlike many other online converters that upload your file to a remote server for processing, Randomly.online processes your PDF files entirely within your web browser. If you require additional security for your original files, you can also protect PDF with password before sharing them. Your data never leaves your device, making it safe for confidential business documents, legal contracts, and personal data.

Yes. We have integrated Tesseract OCR (Optical Character Recognition) directly into the tool. If you upload a PDF that consists of scanned images rather than selectable text, simply toggle the "Enable OCR" switch in the toolbar. If you have loose images instead of a PDF, you can first convert multiple images to a single PDF and then extract the text here.

Since the processing happens on your device, there are no artificial limits imposed by our server. However, browser memory limits do exist. Extremely large files may cause the browser tab to slow down. For other types of conversion needs, such as layout preservation, you might check our PDF to HTML converter. For the best experience with extraction, we recommend processing files under 50MB.