CometPDF extracts selectable text from PDF files and saves it as TXT on Windows. It is a simple offline PDF to text converter for documents, reports, emails, notes, and records that should stay on your computer.
The text output is useful for searching, copying, archiving, indexing, or moving PDF content into another system. Because conversion happens locally, private documents do not need to be uploaded to a browser tool.
Many PDFs already contain selectable text, especially exported reports, digital invoices, contracts, manuals, statements, and documents created from Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. CometPDF can extract that text into a plain TXT file for quick review or processing. This is helpful when you need the words from a PDF but do not need the original layout.
For image-only scanned PDFs, the file may not contain real text to extract. In that case, CometPDF can still export pages to images or visual Word, while OCR text extraction is planned for a future Pro version.
TXT output is lightweight and easy to search. It is ideal when privacy matters more than cloud convenience and when you need fast access to text already embedded in a PDF.
No. Text extraction runs locally on your Windows computer. Your PDF is not uploaded during conversion.
Only if the scanned PDF already contains selectable OCR text. Image-only scans require OCR, which is planned for a future Pro release.
TXT is a plain text format, so it does not preserve page design, fonts, columns, or images. It is meant for extracting readable text content.
Yes. Add multiple PDF files and run the export in a batch from the CometPDF desktop app.
Yes, version 1.1 is free. Planned Pro tools include OCR, compression, watch folders, and PDF page tools.
Related: PDF to image, PDF to Word, offline PDF converter.