PDF to TXT Converter

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How to Convert PDF to TXT Online

This tool takes a PDF file, converts it with LibreOffice running on our servers and returns a TXT file.

Property	PDF	TXT
Full name	Portable Document Format	Plain text
Introduced	Adobe, 1993 (ISO 32000 since 2008)	—
Data type	laid-out document	plain text
Strengths	looks the same on every device; standard for sharing and printing	opens anywhere; smallest possible file
Limitations	hard to edit; a scanned PDF contains images of text, not text	no formatting, images or tables

On September 25, 2026 we ran the tool on our production server with a sample file: a 2-page PDF with real text (not a scan), 2 KB.

Result: 2 KB → 1 KB, processed in 0.1 s. Output: a valid TXT file (file signature checked).

Real sizes depend on document length, embedded images and fonts; the figures only show the order of change.

The PDF is opened with the LibreOffice PDF importer: the layout is rebuilt as positioned text boxes. There is no text recognition (OCR) — a scanned PDF will not become editable text.
TXT holds text only: all formatting, images and tables are removed.
Up to 100 MB per file; a conversion that runs longer than 2 minutes is cancelled.
The file is sent to our server for conversion and deleted as soon as processing ends, including when it fails.

No. The tool has no text recognition (OCR); a scanned PDF only contains pictures of the pages.

No. TXT is plain text only; all formatting, tables and images are removed.

With our sample file: 2 KB → 1 KB. Your file may differ depending on its content.