Words out, instantly
Lift the selectable text from a document into a text file, so you can paste it into an email, a doc, or a search without copying page by page.
Pull selectable text out of PDFs.
Extract Text reads the selectable text straight out of a PDF and drops it into a plain text file - perfect for quoting a contract, searching a report, or moving copy into another document without retyping a word.
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What it does
Lift the selectable text out of a PDF, ready to reuse.
Pull selectable text out of any readable PDF.
Save it to a clean plain-text file.
Quote, search, or repurpose content without retyping.
The PDF itself is never altered.
Detailed capabilities
What Extract Text covers.
Concrete features, inputs, and workflow details for this tool.
Plain and portable
The output is simple text that opens in any editor and drops cleanly into other tools.
Read-only on the source
Your PDF stays exactly as it was - extraction only reads it.
How to use it
From opening the tool to saving the result.
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Add a PDF.
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Run Extract Text.
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Review the generated text file.
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Copy or reveal the output.
Questions
Before you try Extract Text
Does it OCR scanned PDFs?
No. Use OCR Studio for images or scanned documents that do not contain selectable text.
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