How do I extract raw plain text from a PDF document?

The parser reads internal PDF /Contents text stream operators (BT, ET, Tj, TJ) to extract clean text strings while removing non-text binary formatting.

Does plain text extraction preserve paragraph breaks and line flow?

Yes. The extraction algorithm analyzes coordinate baselines to reconstruct natural paragraphs, headings, and spacing.

Can I extract text from a scanned PDF that has no selectable text?

Scanned PDFs without selectable text require OCR text extraction to analyze character glyphs before outputting plain text.

What character encoding is used for the exported text file?

Extracted text is saved with standard UTF-8 character encoding, preserving international accents, symbols, and multilingual characters.

How do I extract text from specific page intervals of a PDF?

You can define custom page ranges (e.g. pages 5-15) to export only the text from designated chapters or sections.

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