PDFresh
Browser-side PDF tool
Extract Text from a PDF Without Uploading
Extract existing text from a PDF in your browser. This tool does not perform OCR, so scanned image-only PDFs may not return text.
Select a PDF with an existing text layer.
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How it works
- Choose one PDF.
- PDFresh reads the existing embedded text layer.
- Copy the result or download it as a text file.
- If the PDF is image-only, use OCR in another tool.
Best for
- PDFs with selectable text
- Checking whether a PDF has a text layer
- Copying text from reports, forms, or documents
- Understanding whether OCR is needed
Not for
- OCR for scanned image-only PDFs
- Fixing broken font encoding
- Translating PDF text
- Editing PDF text
Privacy note
For this supported workflow, your selected PDF is processed in your browser and is not uploaded to PDFresh.
FAQ
Are my files uploaded?
No. This workflow runs in your browser. PDFresh does not receive your PDF file, file name, or output content.
What are the main limits?
Very large, encrypted, corrupted, or unusual PDFs may fail in the browser. The page will show an error instead of uploading the file elsewhere.
Does this tool perform OCR?
No. PDFresh does not create text from scanned images in the initial rebuild.