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Extract text from a PDF

Pull the text out of any PDF — including scans — with OCR.

Drag & drop your PDF here, or click to choose a file
Open a PDF

Whether your PDF is born-digital or a scan, MarqPDF extracts the text so you can copy it out or export it.

Digital and scanned PDFs

For scans, OCR recognises the characters first; for digital PDFs the text is read directly.

Export options

Copy the text, make the PDF searchable, or convert to Word — see scanned PDF to Word.

Frequently asked questions

How do I extract text from a scanned PDF?

Run OCR on it in MarqPDF, then copy or export the recognised text.

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