Without embedded text, extraction is usually empty—OCR or convert tools help.

Plain text only—layout and images are not preserved.

Use page filters if available, or copy per-page sections.

Complex tables may break lines—verify against the PDF.

Extract PDF Text

Pull plain text from PDFs locally—no upload, no signup.

PDF parsing and export is done locally in your browser; files are not uploaded to any server.

Select or drop PDF

How to use & FAQ

Quotes, notes, and imports need selectable text. Tools Ku parses the text layer in your browser with PDF.js—nothing sent to a server.

Works best on digital PDFs; scanned pages without a text layer may return empty—use PDF to Word or OCR workflows instead.

Uploaded to a server?: No—parsing is local only.
Scanned PDFs?: Without embedded text, extraction is usually empty—OCR or convert tools help.
Keeps formatting?: Plain text only—layout and images are not preserved.
Partial pages?: Use page filters if available, or copy per-page sections.
Tables messy?: Complex tables may break lines—verify against the PDF.
Account needed?: No.