Convert PDF to Text Free, with OCR
Extract text from normal PDFs, scanned documents, invoices, forms, reports, and lecture notes. Keep the result as plain text or export it into editable spreadsheet formats like CSV and Excel.
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Use fast extraction for normal PDFs that already contain selectable text. Use OCR mode for scanned files, printouts, screenshots, invoices, and image-based PDFs.
Runs locally in your browser. No signup, no watermark, no upload queue.
How It Works
Choose the right mode, extract the text, then export it in the format you need.
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Upload a PDF
Choose a regular PDF, scan, invoice, report, or image-based document from your device.
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Pick Fast or OCR Mode
Fast mode reads embedded text. OCR mode reads text from rendered page images.
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Download the Output
Copy the text or export it as TXT, CSV, TSV, JSON, HTML, or XLSX for further editing.
Two Extraction Modes
Handle both selectable-text PDFs and scanned image PDFs from one page.
Spreadsheet-Friendly Output
Turn pages into structured rows, then download CSV, TSV, or XLSX for cleanup and editing.
Browser-Private Workflow
Your PDF stays in the browser while text extraction and OCR run locally on your device.
Built for Real Documents
Useful for contracts, receipts, reports, invoices, lecture notes, research papers, and client files.
What People Use It For
Invoice processing
Capture invoice rows, totals, and notes from PDFs into editable spreadsheets.
Research PDFs
Pull text from articles, reports, and references so you can quote, summarize, and analyze faster.
Scanned archives
Recover text from old print scans or camera-captured documents that have no embedded text layer.
Operations workflows
Move data from forms, receipts, and vendor paperwork into internal systems with less manual typing.
Education
Extract text from lecture slides, scanned handouts, and textbook scans for notes and accessibility workflows.
Content repurposing
Turn PDF brochures, manuals, and presentations into editable draft copy for websites and docs.
Invoice PDF to CSV
A stronger workflow for turning invoice PDFs into editable rows for operations and finance teams.
Open next step →PDF Extraction vs OCR
Use this decision guide when you need to choose between embedded-text extraction and OCR for scanned files.
Open next step →CSV vs XLSX for OCR Exports
Choose the right export format once the text is out of the PDF and headed into editing or imports.
Open next step →Related Guide
Need a step-by-step PDF extraction workflow?
Learn when to use fast extraction vs OCR, and how to export PDF text into CSV or Excel for editing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers about OCR mode, spreadsheet exports, privacy, and scanned files.
- Can this extract text from scanned PDFs?
- Yes. Use OCR mode for scanned or image-based PDFs. Fast mode is better for regular PDFs that already contain selectable text.
- Can I save PDF text as CSV or Excel?
- Yes. GenieTools exports PDF text as TXT, CSV, TSV, JSON, HTML, and XLSX so you can keep editing the output in spreadsheets or database workflows.
- Which mode should I choose?
- Use Fast text extraction when the PDF already has selectable text. Use OCR scanned pages for print scans, screenshots inside PDFs, invoices, and camera-captured pages.
- Is my PDF uploaded to a server?
- No. PDF parsing and OCR run in your browser. If you use OCR mode, your browser may download the OCR language model for first-time use.
- Does it preserve page order?
- Yes. Export rows include page numbers, and the plain-text output keeps pages in sequence.
- Can I use this on mobile?
- Yes, though large PDFs and OCR-heavy documents will be faster on desktop browsers.