Extract Text from a File

Upload a PDF, Word document or other file and get its text — without uploading it anywhere.

  • Free, no sign-up
  • Runs in your browser

Drop your file here, or

TXT, CSV, JSON, Markdown, HTML, XML, DOCX, PDF, RTF and more

Type, paste with Ctrl V, or drop a file

Options

Line breaks

or press Ctrl EnterRuns in your browser

Result

The text from your file will appear here.

Add your text, then press Extract text.

How to use Extract Text from File

  1. Drag and drop a file onto the upload area, or choose one from your device.
  2. TextVix reads the file in your browser and puts its text in the input box.
  3. Choose whether to join broken lines, then press Extract text.
  4. Copy the text, or download it as TXT, Word or PDF.

Good for

  • Copying text out of PDFs that won’t let you select it cleanly
  • Getting plain text from Word documents
  • Converting RTF and OpenDocument files to text

What can be read

PDFs with real text (most digitally created PDFs), Word .docx, OpenDocument .odt, RTF, HTML and any plain-text format. Scanned PDFs are images, so they contain no text to extract — TextVix tells you when that happens.

Older .doc files

The legacy Word .doc format can’t be read reliably in a browser. Open it in Word, Pages or Google Docs and save it as .docx first.

What happens to your text

Your text is processed in your browser and kept only in this tab’s memory. It is not uploaded, saved or used for analytics.

Related guides

  • Text to Word

    Turn plain text into a Word document (.docx) that opens in Word, Pages and Google Docs.

  • Text to PDF

    Turn plain text into a simple, printable PDF document.

  • Text Formatter

    Fix line breaks, paragraph spacing, wrapping and punctuation spacing.

  • Remove Line Breaks

    Join lines into one paragraph, or keep paragraphs and fix broken lines.

  • Markdown Formatter

    Tidy Markdown: consistent headings and bullets, clean spacing, code blocks left alone.

  • Markdown to HTML

    Convert Markdown into clean HTML — headings, lists, links, tables and code.

  • HTML to Text

    Strip tags from HTML and keep the readable text, with paragraphs and lists intact.

  • PDF to Text

    Extract the selectable text from PDF files and save it as a TXT file.

Questions about Extract Text from File

More answers in the TextVix FAQ.

Are my files uploaded?

No. Files are read by your browser on your device. Even PDFs are processed locally.

Why is some formatting missing?

This tool extracts plain text. Fonts, images, tables and layout aren’t kept.