pdftotext Command Examples

Convert PDF files to plain text format. More information: https://www.xpdfreader.com/pdftotext-man.html.

• Convert filename.pdf to plain text and print it to stdout:

pdftotext {{filename.pdf}} -

• Convert filename.pdf to plain text and save it as filename.txt:

pdftotext {{filename.pdf}}

• Convert filename.pdf to plain text and preserve the layout:

pdftotext -layout {{filename.pdf}}

• Convert input.pdf to plain text and save it as output.txt:

pdftotext {{input.pdf}} {{output.txt}}

• Convert pages 2, 3 and 4 of input.pdf to plain text and save them as output.txt:

pdftotext -f {{2}} -l {{4}} {{input.pdf}} {{output.txt}}