Pull all the text out of any PDF directly in your browser. No server uploads, no sign ups, no limits. Your documents stay 100% on your device — perfect for confidential files.
Extract Text Now — Free →Legal contracts, medical records, financial statements — these should never be uploaded to a random server. PDFico extracts text entirely in your browser. Your files never leave your device.
Need to grab a quote, a paragraph, or all the text from a PDF? Extract it in one click and copy to your clipboard. No more wrestling with locked PDFs that block text selection.
Get instant statistics about your PDF — total words, characters, and pages. Useful for academic submissions, content analysis, or meeting word count requirements.
Download the extracted text as a .txt file for easy editing, archiving, or importing into other applications. Works with any text editor on any device.
Click the button above or go directly to the tool. No downloads, no accounts — just open and go.
Drag and drop your PDF file or click to browse. Works with any PDF, any size.
All text from every page is extracted and displayed instantly. You will also see word count, character count, and page count statistics.
Copy the text to your clipboard with one click, or download it as a .txt file. Your PDF was never uploaded anywhere.
PDFico extracts embedded text layers from PDFs. If a PDF was created from a scan and has a text layer (which many modern scanners add), the text will be extracted. Pure image-only scans without a text layer will return limited results.
PDFico can extract text from PDFs that allow text copying. If the PDF owner has restricted text copying via permissions, the extraction may be limited.
No hard limit. Since processing happens in your browser, performance depends on your device. Most PDFs under 100 pages process in seconds. Larger files may take a moment longer.
Plain text is extracted, which means bold, italics, and complex layouts will not be preserved. However, paragraph breaks and general reading order are maintained. This is ideal for grabbing content rather than preserving design.
Yes. PDFico works on any device with a modern web browser — iPhones, Android phones, iPads, tablets, laptops, and desktops. No app installation required.