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Copy Text from PDF

Select and copy text from your PDF. Remove unwanted line breaks and edit before copying—all in your browser.

Your files stay on your device. No account required.

or drop a PDF here

Try an example

Select to open here. Examples use synthetic content.

Select exactly what you need

Highlight a few words or a passage directly on the PDF preview.

Remove unwanted line breaks

Join wrapped lines while keeping inferred paragraph breaks.

Edit before you copy

Check the text and make corrections before pasting it elsewhere.

Copy a passage, with the line breaks you need.

Drag across the words you need, including partial lines. Review the selected text, keep source lines or join wrapped lines, then copy it into your notes, email, or documents.

Open your document once. Switch between Text, Table, and Images without reopening it.

A short guide

How to copy text from a PDF

Open your PDF
Choose a file from your device. PDFCopy prepares a selectable text layer in your browser.
Select the passage
Drag across the words on the PDF preview. You can start or end in the middle of a line and select across several lines.
Review and copy
Edit the selected text if needed. Keep the source lines or join wrapped lines, then choose Copy text.

Inside the sample PDF

Copy PDF text without extra line breaks

This passage comes from the Text passages example. Join wrapped lines to turn three source lines into one paragraph.

Choose the corresponding PDF in Try an example to explore it in the workspace.

Selected source lines

First line starts here and continues.
Second line wraps into the same paragraph.
Third line ends this paragraph.

Join wrapped lines

First line starts here and continues. Second line wraps into the same paragraph. Third line ends this paragraph.

Supported documents and limits

Text mode needs a usable text layer. It does not recognize scanned pages or repair every font encoding. Reading order and paragraph breaks can need correction, especially in multiple columns.

Files stay on your device. Read how local processing works.

Common questions

Does this upload my PDF?

No. Your document is read and processed in this browser tab. Selecting a built-in example fetches that sample PDF and opens it here. Your own documents stay on your device.

Can I copy only part of a page?

Yes. Select the exact characters you need, including partial lines. The preview shows your selected passage rather than automatically filling with the whole page.

Can I remove line breaks when copying PDF text?

Choose Join wrapped lines in the result panel. Blank paragraph separators are kept. Check the preview because paragraph detection is based on the PDF text positions.

Why can’t I select text in my PDF?

A page may be a scan, lack usable character information, or require a password. Scanned pages need OCR, which is not available in PDFCopy yet.