Papiral
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Pull all text content out of a PDF and download it as a plain .txt file. No software required — process a full batch at once.
1. Upload images
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JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, TIFF, AVIF — up to 10 files, 25 MB total
2. Configure settings
Papiral will extract all text content from each PDF and output a .txt file per document. Useful for indexing, searching, or copying text from scanned-but-OCR'd PDFs.
Free plan: up to 10 images per batch. Upgrade for more.
What this tool does
Papiral extracts every word of text from your PDFs using the document's own text layer — no OCR required. Each PDF produces a separate .txt file, with pages clearly labelled. Ideal for indexing content, running searches, or feeding PDF text into other tools.
Problems it solves
- Copying text out of a PDF without manually selecting and pasting
- Extracting report content for further analysis or summarisation
- Building a searchable index from a batch of PDF documents
- Feeding PDF text into a language model or data pipeline
Example
Extract all text from 20 contract PDFs for keyword searching
Frequently asked questions
Does this work on scanned PDFs?
Only if the scanned PDF has an embedded text layer (i.e. was OCR'd before upload). Papiral extracts the existing text layer — it does not run OCR itself.
How is the output formatted?
Each output .txt file has a '--- Page N ---' header before each page's text. Pages are separated by a blank line.
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