About This Tool
PDF to Text/RTF extracts selectable text from PDF pages and downloads TXT or RTF-compatible output. It does not recreate an editable Word layout.
What You Can Do
Text extraction
Read selectable character content page by page.
TXT or RTF output
Choose a practical text-oriented download format.
Page separation
Retain page boundaries in the extracted result.
How to Use
- 1
Upload a PDF containing selectable text
Upload a PDF containing selectable text.
- 2
Choose the available text output format
Choose the available text output format.
- 3
Extract the document text
Extract the document text.
- 4
Download and review the result
Download and review the result.
Practical Use Cases
Quotation reuse
Move selectable report text into a writing workflow.
Archive indexing
Extract document text for permitted search or cataloging.
Privacy and File Processing
PDF To Word keeps its PDF input in browser memory while the operation runs. The workflow creates TXT, or RTF for local preview or download and does not send the entered values or selected file bytes to the GXA Toolbox application server.
Supported Inputs and Outputs
Input
Output
- TXT
- RTF
How It Works
PDF.js reads selectable character objects page by page and the exporter writes their text into TXT or RTF-compatible output without reconstructing Word layout objects.
Limitations and Important Notes
- Scanned pages require OCR PDF instead.
- Columns, tables, fonts, and precise positioning are not reconstructed.
- Extraction order depends on the PDF text objects.
Worked Example
Extract text from a digitally generated policy PDF to RTF, then correct column order in your editor if needed.
Helpful Tips
- Use OCR PDF for image-only scans.
- Compare important passages with the source before reuse.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this create a DOCX file?
No. It creates text-oriented TXT or RTF output.
Why is a scanned page empty?
A scan may contain no selectable text; use OCR PDF.
Will tables remain editable tables?
No. Table structure is not reconstructed.