PDF → TEXT
PDF to Text
Extract text from any PDF document accurately. Automatically handles scanned pages and mixed English/Hindi text.
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Accepts: .pdf only
How to extract text from a PDF
1
Upload your PDF
Drag and drop your PDF file into the upload zone above, or click to browse files on your device. The tool runs locally, so your file is processed instantly without being uploaded to any server.
2
Wait for extraction
The tool will automatically begin scanning the document. For standard PDFs, this takes milliseconds. If it detects scanned images or non-selectable text, it will automatically launch the built-in OCR engine to read the content.
3
Copy or download
Review the extracted text in the result area. You can copy everything to your clipboard with one click, or download it directly as a clean .txt file for future editing.
Common Use Cases
Data Entry
Quickly pull numbers and names from PDF reports into Excel or Google Sheets without manually retyping everything.
Research & Studying
Extract key passages from digital textbooks and academic papers into your note-taking apps like Notion or Obsidian.
Repurposing Content
Convert old PDF brochures and manuals into plain text to update them, publish as blog posts, or feed into a CMS.
Scanning Receipts
Use the automatic OCR fallback to extract line items and totals from scanned PDF receipts and invoices for expense reporting.
FAQ
No. The extraction runs completely locally in your browser, so your file is never uploaded to a server.
If the PDF doesn't contain a standard text layer (e.g. it's a scanned document), the tool automatically falls back to OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to read the text from images. OCR is a computationally heavy process that takes more time.
Yes! The tool is specifically designed to handle both English and Hindi text, including PDFs where both languages are mixed together.
Yes. If standard text extraction fails or returns low-quality results, the built-in OCR engine will automatically read the text directly from the scanned pages.
The tool primarily supports English and Hindi (Devanagari script), which covers the vast majority of mixed-language documents in India.
Yes. flipp's PDF to Text tool is 100% free to use with no sign-up or registration required.