Extract Selectable Text from PDF
Local ProcessingExtract raw text, tabular column structures, or spreadsheet formats (Excel, CSV) from PDF documents.
How It Works & Processing Standards
Extract raw text, tabular column structures, or spreadsheet formats (Excel, CSV) from PDF documents.
Password-encrypted PDFs are not supported.
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Current Limits
- Desktop max file size: 50MB
- Mobile max file size: 25MB
- Desktop max PDF pages: 300 pages
Choose the output (text, Excel, CSV) and pages. Tables are split into columns by the gaps between text, so lower "column gap" if columns merge and raise it if a cell splits.
Only PDFs with selectable text work. Scans (images) are not OCR’d, so they come out empty. Merged cells and complex tables may not be reproduced exactly.
What You Can Do
- Text
- Text in page order.
- Excel and CSV
- Tables into sheets, rows and columns per page.
How to Use Extract Selectable Text from PDF
- 1Pick a PDFOne whose text you can select.
- 2Format and pagesSet output and pages.
- 3Check and saveCheck the table, then save.
Examples
Common Use Cases
- Moving tables from PDF statements or reports into Excel
- Copying PDF body text into another document
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
The result is empty.
It is probably a scanned PDF. If you cannot select text by dragging in a viewer, this tool cannot extract it.
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. Files are processed only inside this browser and never transmitted, so contracts or ID copies stay private.