A Developer's Guide to the PDF Text Extractor

The PDF Text Extractor is a simple yet powerful tool that allows you to pull all the plain text content from a PDF file. This is incredibly useful when you need to copy text from a PDF that has copy restrictions or when you want to process the content of a PDF without its formatting.

Note: This tool works by reading the text layer of a digital PDF. It is not an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) tool and cannot extract text from scanned documents or images that are saved as PDFs.

Features

• Local & Secure: All PDF processing happens directly in your browser using the standard pdf.js library. Your files are never uploaded to a server, ensuring your data remains private.
• Multi-Page Support: The tool automatically reads and extracts text from every page of your PDF document, concatenating the results.
• Simple Workflow: The interface is straightforward—upload a file and get the text.
• Easy Copying: A dedicated button lets you copy the entire extracted text to your clipboard with a single click.
• Error Handling: The tool provides clear feedback if the PDF is password-protected or if there's an error during parsing.

How to Use

1. Select a PDF File: Click the "Select PDF File" button and choose a PDF from your computer.
2. Wait for Processing: The tool will show a "Processing..." state while it reads the file.
3. View the Extracted Text: The text content of the PDF will appear in the "Extracted Text" text area.
4. Copy or Clear:
   • Use the "Copy" button to grab the text for use elsewhere.
   • Use the "Clear" button to reset the tool and upload a new file.