Private by design
Your browser reads the PDF. Nothing is uploaded to SimplyParse or anyone else, so you can use it on contracts, statements and other private files.
FREE PDF TEXT EXTRACTOR
Extract text from a PDF.
Nothing gets uploaded.
Copy clean text from reports, contracts and papers in seconds.
Your browser reads the file, so it never leaves your device.
Free · No sign-up Processed on your device Copy or download .txt
Drop a PDF hereorPDF up to 100 MB · No sign-up · Nothing leaves your device
Free · No watermark · No page capNeed fields instead of text?
HOW IT WORKSThree steps.
Three steps.
No account.
The extractor reads the text layer stored in your PDF. That is the same text you would get by selecting it, but without the broken lines and stray spacing.
01
Choose a PDF
Drop a file on the tool or select one. It opens in this browser tab.
02
Read the text
Every page is read in order. Pages without a text layer are flagged.
03
Copy or download
Edit the text if you need to. Then copy it or save it as a .txt file.
WHY USE THIS EXTRACTORClean text,
Clean text,
without the cleanup.
Built for the PDFs that break when you copy and paste: long reports, multi-page contracts and files you would rather not upload.
Paragraphs, not broken lines
Copying from a PDF adds a line break at the end of every line. One switch joins lines into paragraphs and re-joins words split by a hyphen.
Clear about scans
A scanned page is a picture of text. Instead of returning an empty file, the extractor shows which pages have no text layer.
Long documents, page by page
Extract every page with optional page markers. Word and character counts update as you edit.
TEXT OR STRUCTURED DATA?Need the fields,
Need the fields,
not the whole page?
A text extractor gives you everything on the page. For invoices, receipts and resumes you usually need specific values in a fixed format. SimplyParse parsers return those values as JSON.
PDF TEXT EXTRACTORinvoice.txt
acme studio INVOICE INVOICE NUMBER ISSUED ON INV-2026-084 September 12, 2026 BILL TO Example Company Description Qty Unit price Amount Design services 1 1,200.00 1,200.00 Development 1 2,400.00 2,400.00 Subtotal 3,600.00 Tax 360.00 Total due USD 3,960.00
SIMPLYPARSE INVOICE PARSER200 OK · JSON
{
"buyer_details": {
"buyer_name": "Example Company"
},
"currency": "USD",
"document_type": "invoice",
"invoice_date": "2026-09-12",
"invoice_number": "INV-2026-084",
"line_items": [
{
"description": "Design services",
"quantity": 1,
"unit_price": 1200,
"line_total": 1200
},
{
"description": "Development",
"quantity": 1,
"unit_price": 2400,
"line_total": 2400
}
],
"supplier_details": {
"supplier_name": "Acme Studio"
},
"totals": {
"subtotal": 3600,
"tax_amount": 360,
"total_amount": 3960
}
}| Feature | PDF TEXT EXTRACTOR | SIMPLYPARSE PARSER |
|---|---|---|
| Output | Plain text in reading order | JSON with the field names and types you define |
| Scanned PDFs and photos | Pages without a text layer are flagged | Accepts scanned PDFs and images (PNG, JPG, WEBP) |
| Volume | One file at a time | API, async processing and webhooks |
| Checks | None | Validation rules and lookup matches |
| Where it runs | In your browser | SimplyParse API, stored and processed in India on AWS |
| Price | Free | 100 free pages, then $0.05–$0.07 per page |
FOR BUSINESS DOCUMENTSExtracting from invoices
Extracting from invoices
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Yes. There is no account, watermark or page cap. You can open PDFs up to 100 MB. Very long documents depend on your device’s memory.
Is my PDF uploaded anywhere?
No. Your browser opens the file using pdf.js, an open-source PDF library, and the text is extracted on your device. Neither the PDF nor its text is sent to SimplyParse.
Why does my PDF return no text?
The PDF is probably a scan. A scanned page stores a picture of the text rather than the text itself, so there is nothing to copy. The extractor tells you which pages have no text layer. To get data from scans, use a SimplyParse parser, which accepts scanned PDFs and images.
Why does copied PDF text have a line break on every line?
A PDF positions each line on the page separately, so copying keeps a break at the end of every line. Turn on “Join lines into paragraphs” to merge lines and re-join words split by a hyphen. Paragraph breaks are kept.
Does it keep formatting and tables?
No. The output is plain text, so bold, fonts and images are removed. Tables come out as lines of text in reading order. To get table rows as structured data, use a parser with line items.
Can I extract text from a password-protected PDF?
Yes, if you know the password. Enter it when asked. The password is only used to open the file in your browser tab.
Will the text come out in the right order?
Text follows the order stored in the PDF. For most documents this is the reading order, including many two-column layouts. Check the output for documents with complex layouts, such as forms or magazine pages.
Is there an API for extracting data from PDFs?
This tool handles one file at a time in your browser. To process documents automatically, the SimplyParse API returns the fields you define as JSON. It supports async processing and webhooks. Your first 100 pages are free.
TRY IT ON YOUR OWN DOCUMENTSTry your first
Try your first
document.
Choose a template, upload a document and review the JSON.
Start free 100 free pages. No card required.