How to convert PDF into TXT?

Open the site: PDF into TXT . Drag and drop PDF files to quickly convert them into TXT. Or just use a code sample in C# with a few lines of code. Install Aspose.Words for .NET. Add a library reference (import the library) to your C# project. Open the source PDF file in C#. Call the Save() method, passing an output filename with TXT extension. Get the result of PDF conversion as TXT.

Why convert PDF to TXT in C#?

Documents are encoded in many ways, and PDF files may be incompatible with some software. To open and read such files, just convert them to appropriate file format.

What other file formats can I convert my PDF to?

We support a variety of file formats for PDF conversion, including DOCX, ODT, PDF, DOC, HTML, RTF, Markdown, XML, JPG, PNG, TIFF, WPS, TXT and many more.

What is the maximum file size for PDF to TXT conversion supported by Aspose.Words for .NET?

There are no file size limits for converting PDF files with Aspose.Words for .NET.

Convert PDF To TXT C#

Convert PDF to TXT using C#

Need to convert a document from PDF to TXT format programmatically? With Aspose.Words for .NET any developer can convert documents from PDF to TXT format with just a few lines of C# code.

Modern document-processing C# API creates a TXT document from PDF with professional quality. Test the highest quality PDF to TXT conversion right in your browser. Powerful C# library allows converting PDF files to almost all TXT document formats.

Save PDF as a TXT document in C#

The following example demonstrates how to convert PDF to TXT document format in C#.

Follow the easy steps to turn a PDF file into TXT document format. Read your PDF file from the local drive, then simply save it in TXT document format, specifying the required file format by required TXT extension. For both PDF reading and TXT document writing you can use fully qualified filenames. The output TXT content and formatting will be identical to the original PDF document.

Code example in C# to convert PDF to TXT format

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dotnet add package Aspose.Words

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using Aspose.Words;

var doc = new Document("Input.pdf");
doc.Save("Output.txt");

							using Aspose.Words;

var doc = new Document("Input.pdf");
doc.Save("Output.txt");
 
							using Aspose.Words;

var doc = new Document("Input.pdf");

var saveOptions = new ImageSaveOptions(SaveFormat.txt);
for (int page = 0; page < doc.PageCount; page++)
{
    saveOptions.PageSet = new PageSet(page);
    doc.Save($"Output_{page + 1}.txt", saveOptions);
} 
							using Aspose.Words;

var doc = new Document();
var builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

builder.InsertImage("Input.pdf");

doc.Save("Output.txt");
 
							using Aspose.Words;

var doc = new Document();
var builder = new DocumentBuilder(doc);

var shape = builder.InsertImage("Input.pdf");
shape.GetShapeRenderer().Save("Output.txt", new ImageSaveOptions(SaveFormat.txt));
 
			

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How to convert PDF to TXT in C#

Install Aspose.Words for .NET.
Add a library reference (import the library) to your C# project.
Open the source PDF file in C#.
Call the Save() method, passing an output filename with TXT extension.
Get the result of PDF conversion as TXT.

C# library to convert PDF to TXT

There are three alternative options to install "Aspose.Words for .NET" onto your system. Please choose one that resembles your needs and follow the step-by-step instructions:

Install a NuGet Package. See Documentation
Install the library using Package Manager Console within Visual Studio IDE
Install the library manually using Windows Installer

System Requirements

Our product is fully cross-platform and supports all major .NET implementations:

.NET ≥ 5.0
.NET Core ≥ 2.0
.NET Standard ≥ 2.0
.NET Framework ≥ 3.5
MonoMac
MonoAndroid
Xamarin

As far as .NET code doesn't depend on the underlying hardware or operating system, but only on a Virtual Machine, you are free to develop any kind of software for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and Linux. Just make sure you have installed the corresponding version of .NET Framework, .NET Core, Windows Azure, Mono or Xamarin.

We recommend using Microsoft Visual Studio, Xamarin, and MonoDevelop integrated development environments to create C#, F#, VB.NET applications.

Fore more details please refer to Product Documentation.

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