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ADD YOUR PDF
Drop the PDF file into the box above or choose it from your device.
PDF → TXT / online converter
PDF to TXT Converter
Extract the text of a PDF into a plain TXT file, keeping the line breaks and column spacing.
01 / how to
How to convert PDF to TXT
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CONVERT TO TXT
TXT is already selected. Press Convert and wait a few seconds.
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DOWNLOAD
Save the finished TXT file. The original is deleted from our server.
02 / what you get
What happens to your data
Kept
- The text in reading order, in UTF-8, with the original line breaks and column spacing
- A plain .txt file that any device and program can open
Good to know
- Only text is taken: images, fonts, colors and links do not come over.
- Page numbers and headers or footers that repeat on most pages of a longer file are removed.
- A scanned PDF (pages that are pictures of text) has no text to take, so it is refused. There is no OCR.
- Password-protected PDF files are not supported.
- Files up to 300 MB are accepted.
03 / formats
PDF vs TXT
A PDF file locks in exact layout, fonts, and pagination so it looks identical on every device — the standard for sharing finished documents, contracts, and anything meant to be printed rather than edited.
Used in: Sharing finished documents · Printing · Contracts & forms
TXT
A TXT file is plain, unformatted text — no fonts, no styling, no structure beyond line breaks. The simplest and most universal document format there is, readable by literally anything.
Used in: Plain notes · Logs · Universal compatibility
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From PDF
Have a different file? Open the main converter — it detects the format for you.