Extract text from PDF
Extract text already stored in the PDF; scanned images are not recognised with OCR.
At a glance: Input: 1 PDF · Output: 1 UTF-8 text file · No OCR · Original file unchanged
Files stay on this device.
You can also drop a PDF here.
Stored text only
This tool reads text objects that already exist inside the PDF. A scanned page can look like text to a person while containing only an image; because SnackPDF does not perform OCR, that page can produce an empty result.
The release suite includes an image-only fixture and verifies that it truthfully produces no stored text.
Expect plain text rather than page layout
The output is one UTF-8 text file. Columns, tables, reading order, spacing and line breaks may differ from the visible page, while images and drawings are omitted. Check the result before using it in another workflow.