A-PDF Text Extractor
A-PDF Text Extractor is a free utility designed to extract text from Adobe PDF files for use in other applications. The program is a standalone application. No Adobe Acrobat needed. A command line version is available also to allow you called in your program or script.
The program is freeware, which means that you can use it either persionally or commercially for free.
If you find it useful, please consider making a donation:
To extract text from a PDF file, the PDF file must meet the following conditions:
- The file is formatted to contain text and not just images.
- The file contains no security restrictions which disable text selecting.
Note: Text formatting may be lost after exacting from the original PDF file.
Q & A
Why I get "Can not load file" error message when I extracting from a PDF file?
Make sure the file does not be used by other programs, such as Acrobat Reader.
Why Some text in PDF file can not be extracted out?
The PDF file format is complex, there are cases that text in a PDF file are actually pictures. We do not grantee A-PDF Text Extractor will work for every PDF file, especially ones that have picture text. Before buying A-PDF Text Extractor it is better to make sure that A-PDF Text Extractor works well on your PDF files.
See also
- Manual
- A-PDF Text Extrator Command Line
- A-PDF Image Extractor
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