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PDF to Text

Extract PDF text in reading order, physical layout or positioned JSON blocks.

Fidelity B · Best effort

Current capabilities

  • ✓Reading-order UTF-8 text
  • ✓Physical-layout text with columns and vertical spacing
  • ✓Structured JSON blocks with bounding boxes, fonts, sizes and colors

Before processing

  • !Scanned pages require OCR first.
  • !Physical layout is represented with spaces and blank lines, so use a monospace viewer.

Options

Using PDF to Text

Extract PDF text in reading order, physical layout or positioned JSON blocks.

How to Use PDF to Text (Step-by-Step)

Follow these quick steps to achieve optimal results in seconds.

1

Choose or Import Files

Upload or drag and drop your application/pdf file into the secure workspace.

2

Configure & Preview

Customize available settings, page ranges, or compression levels with real-time feedback.

3

Immediate Download

Execute processing and download your finalized output instantly without countdowns or watermarks.

Workflow

Select the extraction mode that matches your next use, then review the output order.

Example to try

Compare reading-order and physical-layout output for a two-column sample.

Illustrative check using non-sensitive sample input; not a claim of a measured production result.

Limitations and review

Scanned page images need OCR before useful text extraction. Multi-column reading order may need correction.

Processing and privacy

Input files or text and selected options are sent to a server processing job. Review the upload limits and job expiry shown in the workspace. Expiry and scheduled physical cleanup are separate events.

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Privacy Guaranteed

Isolated sandbox execution with automated 30-min file deletion.

No Quality Loss

Lossless vector preservation and crisp high-DPI rendering without watermarks.

Immediate Access

Instant downloads with zero registration, subscriptions, or forced waiting gates.

Technical Specifications & Input Settings

The file picker accepts application/pdf. Select 1–10 file(s). The current web uploader limits each file to 25 MiB; the service may reject additional unsupported inputs.

Extraction mode
reading-order / physical-layout / blocks-json

Questions about PDF to Text

Frequently asked technical and operational questions about pdf to text.

What is the difference between Reading Order and Physical Layout extraction?

Reading Order flows text naturally across paragraphs and columns, ideal for reading or NLP processing. Physical Layout uses whitespace spacing to preserve exact spatial positioning.

Can PDF to Text extract structured JSON data with bounding box coordinates?

Yes. The Positioned JSON mode outputs text spans along with their font name, font size, color hex code, and exact X/Y page coordinates.

What happens if I upload a scanned PDF without selectable text?

Image-only scans contain pixel data rather than text streams. Use OCR PDF first to recognize characters before running text extraction.