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Convert PDF to Clean Text

Plain-text output without Markdown syntax: no heading hashes, no table pipes, no image references — clean paragraphs ready to paste elsewhere.

Drop a PDF here

or drag and drop a file

Advanced options

Limits: up to 100 pages · OCR up to 25 pages

  • No account required
  • Optional local OCR
  • Files up to 40 MB

What you get

Plain text only — repaired paragraphs with no Markdown markers, hashes, pipes or image links.

Limits: For the main “PDF text extractor” intent, prefer /pdf-text-extractor. Tables become linear text here.

How it works

  1. Upload your PDF.
  2. We clean line wraps, headers and page numbers.
  3. Copy or download a plain .txt file.

Example output

PDF with Markdown-like noise

## Quarterly Results

| Region | Sales |
| --- | --- |
| EU | 4.2M |

![chart](page4.png)

Plain text only

Quarterly Results

Region EU sales 4.2M. Chart on page 4 shows year-over-year growth.

Use cases

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FAQ

How does this differ from PDF Text Extractor?

Same pipeline and plain-text output. PDF Text Extractor is the primary page for that search intent; this page is an alternate functional entry.

Are images included?

No. This profile outputs text only.

Does it work with scanned PDFs?

Yes. Scan pages receive OCR automatically.

Can I still download Markdown?

Yes. Other formats remain available after conversion.