PDF Text Extractor
Extract text from PDFs in the browser.
Launch toolMain tools cover common PDF tasks. Specialized tools handle narrower jobs without turning the site into a bloated editor.
Extract text from PDFs in the browser.
Launch toolSelect pages or page ranges from one PDF and export only those pages.
Launch toolRemove blank pages, duplicate scans, or other unwanted pages from one PDF.
Launch toolMerge PDF files into one output.
Launch toolRotate sideways or upside-down PDF pages.
Launch toolAdd a visible text watermark to a PDF.
Launch toolAdd repeated headers and footers to a PDF.
Launch toolAdd ordered page numbers to a PDF.
Launch toolBrowser-side PDF tools
PDFresh is a growing collection of focused PDF utilities. Each tool does one job clearly, explains its limits, and works in the browser when the task allows it.
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Each tool should solve a narrow PDF task clearly instead of becoming a crowded all-in-one interface.
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Tool pages should explain when processing happens in the browser and where current limits still apply.
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The site already includes multiple live tools and is expanding toward a stronger library of practical PDF jobs.
Why PDFresh
Tools should open fast, explain their limits, and avoid burying the core action under clutter.
Where the job can be handled without a backend, the site should stay lightweight and easy to host.
Calls to action should look like what they are. No fake download buttons and no ad-like controls.
Each tool should state its actual handling model instead of making a blanket privacy claim for the whole site.
Guides
These pages answer narrow questions and link back to the relevant tools, which makes the site more useful than a thin upload form alone.
Understand when to export selected pages as a new file and when to trim unwanted pages from an existing document.
Read the guideFix sideways scanned pages, understand when rotation is enough, and see why OCR is still a separate problem.
Read the guideLearn what page extraction means, when Split PDF fits best, and when trimming pages is a different workflow.
Read the guideSee when blank pages are safe to remove, why scanned pages can look empty, and how manual review differs from automatic detection.
Read the guideUnderstand text layers, image PDFs, and other reasons text extraction may fail.
Read the guideSee what browser-side processing means in practice and where site-level data handling still exists.
Read the guideSee how to combine several PDFs in one browser-side workflow and when to clean pages before merging.
Read the guideSite policy
Read how PDFresh handles site-level data, browser-side behavior, and advertising-related notes.