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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 PDFWhether 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.