PDF to Text Converter
Extract selectable text from PDF files in your browser. No uploads.
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Need to extract editable text from a PDF quickly and without fuss? The GUW PDF → Text Converter lets you pull clean, copy-ready text from PDFs right in your browser — no installs, no email, and no complicated workflows. Whether you’re preparing notes from a research paper, repurposing sections for a report, or collecting client data from forms, this tool makes it simple: upload your PDF, choose pages (or convert the entire file), and download a plain-text or editable document. If your document is made of scanned images rather than selectable text, pair the converter with our Free PDF OCR to turn images into searchable, extractable text first. For longer projects, merge multiple PDFs into a single file before extracting using our Free PDF Merger, or split a large report into specific pages with the GUW PDF Splitter & Organizer so you only extract what you need.
After extraction, you’ll often want to tidy up or export the result: convert your output into an editable Word document with the PDF → Word (DOCX) Converter for formatting and layout work, or use the PDF Metadata Viewer & Editor to inspect and remove hidden document properties before sharing. If you prefer reading instead of editing, the extracted text works seamlessly with our PDF → Text Reader to listen to documents aloud. All GUW tools are designed to work together and keep your files private — many run client-side so your data doesn’t leave your browser unless you choose to download or share it. Try the converter now to speed up research, streamline content creation, and reclaim the text trapped inside PDFs.