# Convert PDF to TXT

> Convert PDF to TXT online for free in seconds. Files are processed in a secure, isolated sandbox and deleted automatically. No sign-up, no watermarks.

URL: https://www.converterrr.com/pdf-to-txt

- Runs in an isolated cloud sandbox with Poppler: files are deleted automatically, and the job uses cloud credits.
- Engines: Poppler (cloud), Calibre (cloud).
- API: available. `POST /api/v1/jobs` with `"output_format": "txt"` (paid plans).
- More: [Document converter](https://www.converterrr.com/document-converter), [PDF converter](https://www.converterrr.com/pdf-converter), [Compress PDF](https://www.converterrr.com/compress-pdf).

## How to convert PDF to TXT

1. **Add your PDF files.** Drag and drop PDF files onto the converter, paste them, or click to browse. You can add several at once.
2. **Choose TXT.** TXT is already selected. Open Options if you want to change quality, size or metadata.
3. **Convert.** Click Convert. Files are processed in a secure cloud sandbox and are usually ready in seconds.
4. **Download your TXT.** Download each TXT file, or everything at once as a ZIP.

## Good to know

- Text and layout are reconstructed into editable content. Scanned PDFs contain images rather than text, so they convert as pictures.
- PDF files are typically used for contracts, forms, reports, e-books and anything meant to be shared or printed, while TXT is best for notes, logs and raw text.
- This conversion runs on Poppler in an isolated cloud sandbox. Files are encrypted in transit and deleted automatically.

## PDF vs TXT

|  | PDF | TXT |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Full name | Portable Document Format | Plain Text |
| Type | Document | Document |
| Extensions | .pdf | .txt |
| MIME type | application/pdf | text/plain |
| Best for | contracts, forms, reports, e-books and anything meant to be shared or printed | notes, logs and raw text |
| Properties | open standard, multi-page | open standard |

**PDF:** PDF preserves a document's exact layout, fonts and images so it looks identical on every device. It's the standard for sharing and printing documents.

**TXT:** TXT is plain, unformatted text — the simplest and most portable document format there is.

The other way around: [convert TXT to PDF](https://www.converterrr.com/txt-to-pdf).

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## PDF to TXT: frequently asked questions

### How do I convert PDF to TXT?

Drop your PDF file onto the converter above, make sure TXT is selected, and click Convert. When it's done, download the TXT file — it usually takes a few seconds.

### Is it safe to convert PDF to TXT here?

Yes. Your file is sent over an encrypted connection to an isolated sandbox that's created for your job only, then both the original and the result are deleted automatically.

### Is the PDF to TXT converter free?

Yes. Cloud conversions like this one use credits, and you get free credits every day (3 without an account, 10 with a free account).

### Will converting PDF to TXT reduce quality?

No — TXT preserves the content of your PDF file as faithfully as the format allows.

### Can I convert multiple PDF files at once?

Yes. Add up to 5 files at a time without an account, 10 with a free account and up to 500 on paid plans, then download them individually or as a single ZIP.

### Can I convert TXT back to PDF?

Yes — use our TXT to PDF converter. Note that converting back and forth between formats can't recover detail lost to lossy compression.