Steps
- Drop or choose your PDF file.
- Choose TXT output and select OCR language options when needed.
- Extract text locally, then download the TXT file without uploading the PDF.
Local, private conversion
PDF to text converter with private local OCR
Drop a PDF and extract selectable text or OCR scanned pages locally without uploading.
Stays in your browser Adjust before saving PDF Studio included
Common source formats
AVIFBMPCSVDOCXGIFHTMLICOJPG
How to convert PDF to Text
Extract selectable text from PDFs and OCR scanned pages locally when needed. The output is plain text, so visual layout, images, and page styling are not preserved.
Best for
- Extracting plain text from PDFs without sending documents to a server.
- Scanned PDF pages that need local OCR.
- Copying readable text into notes, search, or downstream tools.
What changes
- Selectable text is extracted where available.
- Scanned pages are OCRed locally when selectable text is missing.
- Visual layout is not preserved in plain text.
Can I extract PDF text without uploading?
Yes. The PDF is read locally in your browser and the text result is created on your device.
Does this work on scanned PDFs?
Yes, when selectable text is missing ConvertRS can OCR scanned pages locally. Accuracy depends on scan quality.
Will the text keep the PDF layout?
No. The result is plain text, so page layout, images, columns, and styling are not preserved.
Why can PDF text extraction be slow?
Large PDFs and OCR-heavy scanned pages take more local processing time in your browser.