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Convert to Text
Upload a PDF, Word, Excel, or image file to extract plain text.
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Accepted: PDF · DOCX · DOC · XLSX · XLS · JPG · PNG · GIF · BMP · TIFF · Max 20 MB
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Extracted Text
How to Extract Text from a File
- 1.Upload a PDF, Word document, Excel spreadsheet, or image file.
- 2.Click Convert to Text. For image files and scanned PDFs, OCR is applied automatically.
- 3.Copy the extracted text or use it however you need.
Frequently Asked Questions
What file types can I extract text from?
PDF, DOCX, DOC, XLSX, XLS, JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, and TIFF.
Does it work on scanned documents?
Yes. For scanned PDFs and images, we run OCR automatically using Tesseract. Text-based PDFs use the faster built-in text layer extraction.
What languages does OCR support?
English, Japanese, and Vietnamese are supported out of the box.
How accurate is the text extraction?
For digital PDFs and Word files, extraction is nearly perfect. For scanned or handwritten documents, accuracy depends on image quality and font clarity.