Home › PDF to Text
● Files are never uploaded
PDF to Text
When you want to use the words from a PDF somewhere else — paste them into an email, take notes or analyze them — don’t bother selecting everything by hand. The PDF to Text tool extracts the text from your document and lets you download it as a plain text (.txt) file.
Haven PDF extracts text from text-based PDFs in reading order. If you have a scanned (image-based) document, you can run OCR first and then convert it to text.
Everything happens entirely in your browser, on your device — your PDF is never uploaded or stored. That means you can safely extract text even from confidential documents. No sign-up, no payment, no install.
How to
- Open your PDF. Drag and drop the PDF you want to extract text from.
- Extract text. Use the text export option to collect the words in the document.
- Download. Save the plain text (.txt) to your device with one click.
Frequently asked questions
- Is my file uploaded when extracting text?
- No. Text extraction happens entirely in your browser; your PDF never leaves your device.
- Can I extract text from a scanned (image) PDF?
- For scanned documents, run OCR first; then you can export the recognized text as .txt.
- What format is the output?
- The text is downloaded as an editable plain text (.txt) file.
- Is it free?
- Yes, completely free. No sign-up, no payment, no install required.
- How do I extract text from a PDF?
- Open your PDF, extract the text and download it as .txt; for scanned (image) PDFs run OCR first — all in your browser, with no upload.