PDF to Text/OCR
Extract text with OCR
The essentials
PDF to Text/OCR pulls readable text out of any PDF — including scanned documents — using on-device optical character recognition.
How to use it
- Upload the PDF.
- The tool extracts embedded text, and OCRs scanned pages.
- Copy the text or download it as a .txt file.
Pro tips
- Clean, straight scans give the best OCR accuracy.
- Digital PDFs (exported from Word) extract instantly and perfectly.
- Handwriting recognition is limited — expect best results on printed text.
Behind the result
Digital text is read straight from the PDF's text layer. Scanned pages are rendered and passed through a full OCR engine running locally in your browser — no page image ever leaves your device.
A worked example
You need a quote from a scanned letter in editable form.
- Input
- A scanned two-page PDF with no selectable text.
- Output
- The full letter as copyable text, downloaded as a .txt file.