# PDF Text Extractor Extract text content from PDF documents with support for page selection, formatting options, and multi-language processing > Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/pdf-text-extractor - **Category:** Document Tools - **Keywords:** pdf, text, extract, content, document, pages, parse, read, convert ## Overview The PDF Text Extractor is a professional-grade utility designed to quickly pull text content from PDF documents. Whether you need to convert entire files or specific page ranges into plain text, Markdown, or structured JSON, this tool provides precise control over formatting, whitespace, and character encoding. ## Inputs - **PDF File** (file): Supports PDF files up to 100MB - **Page Range** (text): Specify pages to extract (1-5 for range, 3 for single page, 1,3,5 for multiple). Leave empty for all pages. - **Output Format** (select) - **Preserve Original Formatting** (checkbox): Keep original layout, spacing, and formatting as much as possible - **Remove Extra Whitespace** (checkbox): Clean up excessive spaces and line breaks - **Include Line Numbers** (checkbox): Add line numbers to the extracted text - **Text Encoding** (select) ## When to use - When you need to copy text from non-selectable or locked PDF documents. - When you need to convert PDF data into structured formats like JSON or Markdown for further processing. - When you need to extract specific sections of a long document by defining custom page ranges. ## How it works - Upload your PDF file (up to 100MB) to the tool interface. - Specify the page range if you only need a portion of the document, or leave it blank to process the entire file. - Select your preferred output format and toggle options like 'Remove Extra Whitespace' or 'Include Line Numbers' to refine the result. - Click the extract button to generate and download your processed text content. ## Use cases - Converting scanned reports or academic papers into editable text for research and analysis. - Extracting data tables from PDF invoices or financial statements into JSON format for database integration. - Cleaning up messy PDF text by removing unnecessary whitespace and formatting for use in content management systems. ## Frequently asked questions ### What is the maximum file size for PDF uploads? The tool supports PDF files up to 100MB in size. ### Can I extract text from only specific pages? Yes, you can specify a page range (e.g., '1-5'), a single page ('3'), or multiple non-consecutive pages ('1,3,5'). ### What output formats are supported? You can export extracted content as Plain Text, Formatted Text, Markdown, or JSON structure. ### Does the tool preserve the original document layout? Yes, you can enable the 'Preserve Original Formatting' option to maintain the layout and spacing of the source document. ### Is it possible to clean up the extracted text? Yes, you can enable the 'Remove Extra Whitespace' option to automatically clean up excessive spaces and line breaks. ## Related tools - [Word Text Extractor](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/word-text-extractor): Extract text content from Word documents with support for formatting options, paragraph selection, and multi-language processing - [PDF Header/Footer Noise Remover](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/pdf-header-footer-noise-remover): Compare extraction with and without repeated page furniture to spot header/footer noise before using PDF text in RAG, summarization, or editing workflows - [PDF to Text Advanced](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/pdf-to-text-advanced): Advanced PDF to text converter with page selection, formatting options, and metadata extraction - [PDF Denoise](https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/pdf-denoise): Remove visual noise from scanned PDF pages — salt-and-pepper speckle, random grain, and faint background haze — using real image-processing algorithms. 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