Free, no sign-up. Runs in your browser: nothing is uploaded.
How to use PDF to Text
- Open a PDF.
- Read or copy the extracted text.
- Download it as a .txt file.
Features
- Page separators
- Copy or download
- Word and character counts
Supported formats
You can open
You get
- TXT
Private by design
Your files are opened and processed by your browser on this device. They are never uploaded to openWorkstand or anyone else, so the PDF to Text is safe for contracts, IDs, photos and work documents, and it keeps working offline once the page has loaded. How local processing works
Good to know
- Scanned PDFs are pictures of pages: they contain no text to extract unless they were made searchable with OCR.
- Password-protected PDFs must be unlocked first with Unlock PDF (you need the password).
When to use the PDF to Text
- Copy text from a PDF into an email or a note.
- Paste a document into a word counter or translator.
- Search the text of a long report.
Troubleshooting
The file does not open
Check that it is one of the supported formats above and opens in another app. Damaged files and password-protected PDFs cannot be read until they are repaired or unlocked.
It is slow or stops on a very large file
Everything runs on your device, so speed depends on its memory. Close other tabs, use a computer rather than a phone, or split the file into smaller parts first.
The download did not start
Look for your browser’s download bar or icon. Some browsers ask once before a site may download files; allow it and click the button again.
Frequently asked questions
Why is a page empty?
That page is probably a scan (an image), which contains no text.
Are my files uploaded?
No. Your files are processed on your own device by your browser. They never leave your computer or phone, and there is no file size limit other than your device’s memory.
Step-by-step guides
- How to convert PDF to WordTurn a PDF into a .docx you can edit in Word, Google Docs or LibreOffice. What converts well, what needs tidying, and what to do with scanned PDFs.
Keep working with the result
After you download, choose “Save to Workstand” to keep the result in a folder on your computer, attach it to a project and create a follow-up task. It is saved by your browser, not uploaded.