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Extract
pull text from a pdf
build v7.4.0
Extract pulls the readable text out of a PDF — page by page — so you can copy it, search it or paste it elsewhere. Handy when a document won't let you select text easily. Your PDF is opened right here and never uploaded.

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PDF · stays on your device

Extract reads the text layer of the PDF instantly. Scanned documents that are only images have no text layer — for those, use Run OCR to recognise the text on-device (it loads a recognition engine the first time, then works offline). Everything runs on your device; nothing is uploaded.