PDF Boost AI
CopyOn-device

Extract text from a PDF

Copy every selectable word. If a page is a scan, optional AI OCR can read the first two pages.

  • No upload
  • No account
  • Runs in this tab

Drop a file here

One file at a time. Processed in this tab — nothing is uploaded.

Free: 3 pages per file · 2 AI runs a day. Pro is $5.95/mo for 80 pages and 60 AI runs.

  1. 01

    Drop a PDF.

  2. 02

    Run Extract Text. If the result is empty, enable AI OCR and run again.

  3. 03

    Copy or download a .txt.

Text layer vs. pixels

A real text layer is instant and local. A photograph of a page has no words to copy — that is when OCR helps. OCR sends page images, not the PDF file, and only if you turn it on.

Questions

Is OCR always on?
No. It is opt-in, capped to the first two pages, and user-initiated.

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