About pdfs2txt

pdfs2txt is a free, web-based tool that converts PDF documents into clean Markdown text. Whether you need to extract content from research papers, reports, ebooks, or scanned documents, pdfs2txt makes it simple — upload your PDF and download a well-formatted Markdown file in seconds.

Why Markdown?

Markdown is a lightweight markup language that is easy to read, write, and convert to other formats. By converting PDFs to Markdown, you get text that works seamlessly with note-taking apps, static site generators, version control systems, and large language models. It preserves the structure of your document — headings, lists, tables, and emphasis — without the bloat of proprietary formats.

Key Features

• Fast conversion — most documents convert in just a few seconds.
• OCR support — extract text from scanned PDFs using built-in Tesseract OCR.
• AI-powered image processing — optionally use OpenAI or Google Gemini models to describe images and extract text from complex layouts.
• Page chunking — split output by page with horizontal rules for easier navigation.
• Privacy-first — uploaded files are processed in memory and deleted immediately after conversion. We do not store your documents.
• No account required — just upload and convert. No sign-ups, no subscriptions.

Open and Transparent

pdfs2txt is built with open-source libraries and runs on straightforward infrastructure. We believe in transparency: your files are processed on the server only for the duration of the conversion, and the resulting Markdown is available for a single download before being deleted from our systems.