Extract text from PDF in C#
How to Extract text from PDF using .NET
How to extract text from PDF using .NET Tool
Do you need to extract text from PDF? Programmatic modification of PDF documents is an essential part of modern digital workflows. With .NET libraries like Aspose.PDF, developers can extract text from PDF. These libraries are stand-alone solutions that don’t rely on other software and are ready for commercial use. They cover all possible needs of professional C# developers.
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In order to extract text from PDF file, we’ll use Aspose.PDF for .NET API which is a feature-rich, powerful and easy to use document manipulation API for net platform. Open NuGet package manager, search for Aspose.PDF and install. You may also use the following command from the Package Manager Console.
Package Manager Console
PM > Install-Package Aspose.PDFExtract text from PDF in C#
To try the code in your environment, you need Aspose.PDF for .NET.
- Load the PDF with an instance of Document.
- Create TextAbsorber object to extract text.
- Accept the absorber for all the pages.
- Get the extracted text
- Create a writer and open the file, write a line of text to the file
Extract text from PDF - C#
This sample code shows how to extract text from PDF documents
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// Open document
Document pdfDocument = new Document(dataDir + "ExtractTextAll.pdf");
// Create TextAbsorber object to extract text
TextAbsorber textAbsorber = new TextAbsorber();
// Accept the absorber for all the pages
pdfDocument.Pages.Accept(textAbsorber);
// Get the extracted text
string extractedText = textAbsorber.Text;
// Create a writer and open the file
TextWriter tw = new StreamWriter(dataDir + "extracted-text.txt");
// Write a line of text to the file
tw.WriteLine(extractedText);
// Close the stream
tw.Close();