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	~~Converting PDF to Plain Text (TXT)~~		#REDIRECT [[Convert pdf to txt]]

	~~{{LanguageSwitcher \| content = [[Convert PDF to Text \| EN]], [[Document_converter~~#~~PDF_轉換成純文字_(TXT) \| 漢字]] }}~~

	* {{Gd}} utility: [https://www.xpdfreader.com/pdftotext-man.html pdftotext] on {{Win}}, {{Mac}}<ref>[https://brewinstall.org/install-pdftotext-mac-osx/ Install pdftotext on Mac OSX - Brew Cask \| BrewInstall]</ref> & {{Linux}} ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pdftotext pdftotext - Wikipedia \| Wikipedia]) {{access \| date=2023-06-02}}
	** Usage: {{kbd \| key=<nowiki>pdftotext [options] [PDF-file [text-file]]</nowiki>}}
	** Note: [[Install pdftotext on windows]]

	* {{Gd}} [http://pdftextonline.com/ PDF Text Extraction In Your Browser - PDFTextOnline] online service for extracting text from PDF files. (File size cannot exceed 10M) ([http://www.box.net/shared/pyve05ss4c Chinese test successful], test date: 2008-12-07.)

	* [https://www.ghostscript.com/ Ghostscript] on {{Win}} & {{Linux}}<ref>[~~https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/2487/how-to-convert-a-pdf-file-into-a-text-file How to convert a pdf file into a text file? - Ask Different]</ref>~~

	* [~~http://www.convertpdftotext.net/ Convert pdf to Text -~~ Convert pdf to txt ~~- Convert online pdf to Text] ([http://www.box.net/shared/pyve05ss4c Chinese text becomes garbled], test date: 2008-12-07.)~~

	* [http://www.zamzar.com/ Zamzar - Free online file conversion] online service: PDF to TXT conversion ([http://www.box.net/shared/pyve05ss4c Chinese text becomes garbled], test date: 2008-12-07.)

	* [https://pdfcandy.com/tw/pdf-ocr.html PDF to Text - Free Online OCR Conversion Tool] Free version limitations: one file conversion per hour, file size is also limited {{access \| date=2022-10-07}}

	* [https://github.com/py-pdf/pdfly py-pdf/pdfly: CLI tool to extract (meta)data from PDF and manipulate PDF files] "A {{Acronym\| acronym=CLI\| def=Command-line interface}} application that uses [https://github.com/py-pdf/pdfly pypdf] to interact with PDFs."
	** Usage: {{kbd \| key=<nowiki>pdfly extract-text PDF-file > text-file</nowiki>}}
	** Requirement: [https://www.python.org/downloads/ Python]

	~~== Related pages ==~~
	* [[OCR]] (Optical character recognition)

	~~== References ==~~
	~~<references />~~

	~~[[Category: Tool~~]]

Planetoid at 10:58, 7 October 2025

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	* {{Gd}} utility: [https://www.xpdfreader.com/pdftotext-man.html pdftotext] on {{Win}}, {{Mac}}<ref>[https://brewinstall.org/install-pdftotext-mac-osx/ Install pdftotext on Mac OSX - Brew Cask \| BrewInstall]</ref> & {{Linux}} ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pdftotext pdftotext - Wikipedia \| Wikipedia]) {{access \| date=2023-06-02}}		* {{Gd}} utility: [https://www.xpdfreader.com/pdftotext-man.html pdftotext] on {{Win}}, {{Mac}}<ref>[https://brewinstall.org/install-pdftotext-mac-osx/ Install pdftotext on Mac OSX - Brew Cask \| BrewInstall]</ref> & {{Linux}} ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pdftotext pdftotext - Wikipedia \| Wikipedia]) {{access \| date=2023-06-02}}
	** Usage: {{kbd \| key=<nowiki>pdftotext [options] [PDF-file [text-file]]</nowiki>}}		** Usage: {{kbd \| key=<nowiki>pdftotext [options] [PDF-file [text-file]]</nowiki>}}
			** Note: [[Install pdftotext on windows]]

	* {{Gd}} [http://pdftextonline.com/ PDF Text Extraction In Your Browser - PDFTextOnline] online service for extracting text from PDF files. (File size cannot exceed 10M) ([http://www.box.net/shared/pyve05ss4c Chinese test successful], test date: 2008-12-07.)		* {{Gd}} [http://pdftextonline.com/ PDF Text Extraction In Your Browser - PDFTextOnline] online service for extracting text from PDF files. (File size cannot exceed 10M) ([http://www.box.net/shared/pyve05ss4c Chinese test successful], test date: 2008-12-07.)

Planetoid at 15:32, 1 November 2024

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	* [http://www.zamzar.com/ Zamzar - Free online file conversion] online service: PDF to TXT conversion ([http://www.box.net/shared/pyve05ss4c Chinese text becomes garbled], test date: 2008-12-07.)		* [http://www.zamzar.com/ Zamzar - Free online file conversion] online service: PDF to TXT conversion ([http://www.box.net/shared/pyve05ss4c Chinese text becomes garbled], test date: 2008-12-07.)

	* ~~([[OCR]])~~ [https://pdfcandy.com/tw/pdf-ocr.html PDF to Text - Free Online OCR Conversion Tool] Free version limitations: one file conversion per hour, file size is also limited {{access \| date=2022-10-07}}		* [https://pdfcandy.com/tw/pdf-ocr.html PDF to Text - Free Online OCR Conversion Tool] Free version limitations: one file conversion per hour, file size is also limited {{access \| date=2022-10-07}}

	* [https://github.com/py-pdf/pdfly py-pdf/pdfly: CLI tool to extract (meta)data from PDF and manipulate PDF files] "A {{Acronym\| acronym=CLI\| def=Command-line interface}} application that uses [https://github.com/py-pdf/pdfly pypdf] to interact with PDFs."		* [https://github.com/py-pdf/pdfly py-pdf/pdfly: CLI tool to extract (meta)data from PDF and manipulate PDF files] "A {{Acronym\| acronym=CLI\| def=Command-line interface}} application that uses [https://github.com/py-pdf/pdfly pypdf] to interact with PDFs."
	** Usage: {{kbd \| key=<nowiki>pdfly extract-text PDF-file > text-file</nowiki>}}		** Usage: {{kbd \| key=<nowiki>pdfly extract-text PDF-file > text-file</nowiki>}}
	** Requirement: [https://www.python.org/downloads/ Python]		** Requirement: [https://www.python.org/downloads/ Python]

			== Related pages ==
			* [[OCR]] (Optical character recognition)

	== References ==		== References ==

Planetoid at 15:25, 1 November 2024

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			{{LanguageSwitcher \| content = [[Convert PDF to Text \| EN]], [[Document_converter#PDF_轉換成純文字_(TXT) \| 漢字]] }}

	* {{Gd}} utility: [https://www.xpdfreader.com/pdftotext-man.html pdftotext] on {{Win}}, {{Mac}}<ref>[https://brewinstall.org/install-pdftotext-mac-osx/ Install pdftotext on Mac OSX - Brew Cask \| BrewInstall]</ref> & {{Linux}} ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pdftotext pdftotext - Wikipedia \| Wikipedia]) {{access \| date=2023-06-02}}		* {{Gd}} utility: [https://www.xpdfreader.com/pdftotext-man.html pdftotext] on {{Win}}, {{Mac}}<ref>[https://brewinstall.org/install-pdftotext-mac-osx/ Install pdftotext on Mac OSX - Brew Cask \| BrewInstall]</ref> & {{Linux}} ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pdftotext pdftotext - Wikipedia \| Wikipedia]) {{access \| date=2023-06-02}}

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Converting PDF to Plain Text (TXT)

* {{Gd}} utility: [https://www.xpdfreader.com/pdftotext-man.html pdftotext] on {{Win}}, {{Mac}}<ref>[https://brewinstall.org/install-pdftotext-mac-osx/ Install pdftotext on Mac OSX - Brew Cask | BrewInstall]</ref> & {{Linux}} ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pdftotext pdftotext - Wikipedia | Wikipedia]) {{access | date=2023-06-02}}
** Usage: {{kbd | key=<nowiki>pdftotext [options] [PDF-file [text-file]]</nowiki>}}

* {{Gd}} [http://pdftextonline.com/ PDF Text Extraction In Your Browser - PDFTextOnline] online service for extracting text from PDF files. (File size cannot exceed 10M) ([http://www.box.net/shared/pyve05ss4c Chinese test successful], test date: 2008-12-07.)

* [https://www.ghostscript.com/ Ghostscript] on {{Win}} & {{Linux}}<ref>[https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/2487/how-to-convert-a-pdf-file-into-a-text-file How to convert a pdf file into a text file? - Ask Different]</ref>

* [http://www.convertpdftotext.net/ Convert pdf to Text - Convert pdf to txt - Convert online pdf to Text] ([http://www.box.net/shared/pyve05ss4c Chinese text becomes garbled], test date: 2008-12-07.)

* [http://www.zamzar.com/ Zamzar - Free online file conversion] online service: PDF to TXT conversion ([http://www.box.net/shared/pyve05ss4c Chinese text becomes garbled], test date: 2008-12-07.)

* ([[OCR]]) [https://pdfcandy.com/tw/pdf-ocr.html PDF to Text - Free Online OCR Conversion Tool] Free version limitations: one file conversion per hour, file size is also limited {{access | date=2022-10-07}}

* [https://github.com/py-pdf/pdfly py-pdf/pdfly: CLI tool to extract (meta)data from PDF and manipulate PDF files] "A {{Acronym| acronym=CLI| def=Command-line interface}} application that uses [https://github.com/py-pdf/pdfly pypdf] to interact with PDFs."
** Usage: {{kbd | key=<nowiki>pdfly extract-text PDF-file > text-file</nowiki>}}
** Requirement: [https://www.python.org/downloads/ Python]

== References ==
<references />

[[Category: Tool]]