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Extract text from PDF — in your browser, never uploaded
Pull the selectable text out of any PDF and get clean, plain text you can copy, paste, or save. Squire reads the document's text layer page by page and hands it back ready to use — no formatting cruft, no sign-up, no daily cap.
It runs 100% in your browser, so your PDF never leaves your device — nothing is uploaded to a server. That makes it faster than cloud tools (no round-trip), genuinely private, and free to use as often as you like. Unlike Smallpdf or iLovePDF, there's no monthly subscription and no "2 files a day" throttle.
100% private — your files never leave your browser. No upload, no account, no subscription.
How to extract text from pdf
- Click "Open Extract text from PDF" and drop in your PDF (it stays on your device).
- Squire reads the text from every page locally, in your browser.
- Copy the extracted plain text or download it as a .txt file.
- Need text from a scanned PDF? Squire Pro adds OCR to read image-only pages.
Why Squire
Questions
Are my files uploaded anywhere?
No. Squire runs entirely in your browser — the PDF is read on your own device and never sent to any server. Nothing is uploaded, stored, or seen by us, which is exactly why it works offline and has no file-size limit beyond your device's memory.
Does it work on scanned PDFs or images?
This tool extracts the selectable text layer, so it works on PDFs that actually contain text (exported from Word, web pages, most documents). A scanned page is just an image with no text to pull. For those, Squire Pro includes OCR that reads image-only pages and turns them into copyable text.
Is it really free, with no account or limits?
Yes. Extracting text is part of Squire's free tier — no sign-up, no daily or hourly cap, and no watermark. If you later want power features like OCR, batch processing, or redaction, Squire Pro is a one-time $5, not a subscription.