PDF text extractor

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Extract all text content from any PDF document instantly. Invoices, reports, contracts, articles — plain editable text in seconds. No signup needed.

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PDF to text conversion before and after — locked PDF document converted to editable text

How to convert PDF to text online

1

Upload your PDF

Drop any PDF file — up to 500MB, any number of pages.

2

Select "Extract text"

PyMuPDF instantly reads every word from your PDF.

3

Copy the text

Your extracted text appears on screen — copy it in one click.

Why FixTheFile

The fastest free PDF to text converter

Powered by PyMuPDF — fast, accurate text extraction from any PDF
No page limit — extract text from short or multi-hundred-page PDFs
No signup needed — first extraction is free and instant
Preserves reading order — text follows the original document structure
No watermarks — clean extracted text, ready to use
Private and secure — files not stored permanently
FAQ

PDF to text — common questions

Can I convert PDF to text online for free?

Yes — FixTheFile extracts all text from any PDF document online for free using PyMuPDF. No signup needed for your first conversion.

Does FixTheFile work with scanned PDFs?

FixTheFile uses PyMuPDF to extract embedded text from PDF documents. For PDFs with embedded text layers (most modern PDFs), extraction is instant and complete. Image-only scanned PDFs need OCR, which is not currently supported.

Is there a page limit?

FixTheFile has no page limit for PDF text extraction. It processes the full document up to the 500MB file size limit — perfect for long contracts, reports, or books.

What do I get after conversion?

Your extracted text is displayed directly in your browser, ready to copy and paste into any document, editor, or application. The text follows the reading order of the original PDF.

Can I extract text from a password-protected PDF?

FixTheFile works with unencrypted PDF files. If your PDF is password-protected, you'll need to remove the password protection first before uploading.

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