Extract Text from PDF Online Free (OCR)
Pull text from any PDF with ToolMint — whether it's a digital PDF, a scanned document, or an image-based file. Use Native mode for selectable text PDFs, or OCR mode to recognize text from scanned pages across 20+ languages. All processing runs in your browser.
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OCR mode — best for scanned PDFs and images-as-pages. Uses Tesseract.js to read text from rendered page images.
Two Modes
Use 'Native' for digitally-created PDFs with selectable text. Use 'OCR' for scanned documents and image-based PDFs.
20+ Languages
OCR mode supports English, Hindi, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, and many more via Tesseract.js.
100% Private
All processing happens in your browser. No PDF data is uploaded to any server.
How to Extract Text from a PDF
Upload a PDF
Drag & drop or select your PDF — scanned or digital.
Choose extraction mode
Pick Native mode for digital PDFs or OCR mode for scanned documents.
Select language
Choose from 20+ supported languages for accurate OCR recognition.
Copy or download
Get the extracted text instantly — copy to clipboard or download as a .txt file.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is the difference between Native and OCR mode?
- Native mode extracts embedded text directly from digital PDFs — fast and perfectly accurate. OCR mode uses optical character recognition to read scanned pages and image-based PDFs where text isn't digitally stored.
- Can I extract text from a scanned PDF?
- Yes. Use OCR mode and ToolMint will recognize the text from each scanned page image, supporting 20+ languages.
- What languages does the OCR support?
- ToolMint's OCR supports 20+ languages including English, Hindi, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and more.
- Is my PDF processed on a server?
- OCR processing happens in your browser using WebAssembly-based Tesseract. Your files never leave your device.
- What file format is the extracted text saved in?
- You can copy the text directly to your clipboard or download it as a plain .txt file.