Can’t Select a Word
Pain
Scanned PDFs look fine, but the cursor never highlights text—so copy-paste does nothing.
WPS Solution
OCR then extract — unlock a text layer, then copy or export Word.
WPS Extract Text from PDF
Extract Text from PDF
Extract text from PDF in WPS Office—copy native pages, OCR scans when text won’t select, and export Word locally. No daily upload limits.
- Extract selected pages or the whole PDF
- OCR scanned files when text won’t copy
- Export to Word or copy instantly—locally
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Invoice #4821
Northwind Supplies
Invoice ID
Vendor
Amount
Line items
Recognized Text
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Extracted
Amount due ········
Line items: ············
Searchable
Copyable
Export Word
Open → Extract Text → Copy or export
Pain → Solution
Can’t Copy from a PDF? Extract Text from PDF with WPS Instead
Native files, scanned pages, and private docs—see how WPS extracts the words without a risky upload.
Garbled Copy-Paste
Pain
Selection works, but the paste is jumbled, fused, or in the wrong reading order.
WPS Solution
Tools → Extract Text — pull selected pages in reading order, then copy or save Word.
Upload Limits & Privacy
Pain
Online extractors cap free jobs and send contracts or invoices to unknown servers.
WPS Solution
100% local extract — process the PDF on your device, with no daily upload quota.
Tool Switching
Pain
You extract text in one app, then jump to Word or Excel elsewhere to finish the job.
WPS Solution
All-in-one suite — extract text from PDF, then edit in Writer, Spreadsheet, or PDF.
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Download WPS to Extract Text from PDF —— Free
Extract text from PDF with one lightweight installer—pick pages, copy results, or export Word without leaving WPS.
Extract Text from PDF
Local Processing
Layout Kept
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Why Choose WPS to Extract Text from PDF
Everything you need to extract text from PDF—OCR for scans, layout keep, local privacy, and multi-language recognition—inside WPS Office.
OCR Scanned & Image PDFs Instantly
- Unlock text in scanned and image-based PDFs with built-in OCR—so copy and search work again.
- Skip blank or garbled output from basic converters—recognize pages accurately instead of retyping by hand.
- Run Convert → OCR PDF, then Tools → Extract Text to copy results or export Word in minutes.
Scanned PDF
Built-in OCR
Copy or Word
Layout Keep
Keep Columns, Tables & Clean Body Text
- Extract two-column papers, tables, and multi-font documents in correct reading order—grids stay structured.
- Reduce headers, footers, and watermarks mixing into body text—export with less manual cleanup.
- Save cleaner Word or Excel files and keep editing inside the all-in-one WPS Office suite.
Reading Order
Tables Kept
Clean Export
Local Extract—No Upload Limits or Watermarks
- Process long reports without web tool caps on file size, page count, or daily conversions.
- Keep contracts, resumes, and research on your device—no third-party uploads or forced account sign-ups.
- Export clean results without watermarked output from free online converters.
Local Extract
No Upload
No Watermark
Local Extract
Multi-Language
Accurate Multi-Language Text Recognition
- Handle mixed-language PDFs with fewer garbled characters, missing glyphs, or empty symbol boxes.
- Improve recognition for less common scripts—so extracted text stays usable for real work.
- Choose recognition languages for English, Chinese, and mixed pages to extract text from PDF with higher accuracy.
Multi-Language
Mixed Scripts
Higher Accuracy
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3 Steps
How to Use WPS Office Extract Text from PDF in 3 Steps
From download to editable text — a simple path to extract text from PDF with WPS Office.
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Download and Open WPS Office
Install the lightweight WPS Office package on Windows, Mac, iOS, or Android, then open WPS PDF.
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Open the PDF and Start Extract Text
Open a native or scanned PDF. Go to Tools → Extract Text, or Convert → OCR PDF when the page is image-based.
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Copy, Edit, or Export
Choose language and page range, then copy in one click or export Word, Excel, or a searchable PDF and keep editing in WPS.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
Download WPS Office, open the PDF in WPS PDF, then go to Tools → Extract Text and pick the pages you need. If the file is scanned, use Convert → OCR PDF first. After that you can copy text, search the file, or export Word or Excel.
Yes. Image-based and scanned PDFs need OCR. WPS applies OCR so you can extract text from PDF pages that were previously just pictures.
Downloading WPS Office is free. Local OCR for scanned PDFs is available in the suite; Tools → Extract Text (page pick, one-click copy, Word export) is a WPS Premium feature. Either way, files stay on your device—no third-party upload required.
If the cursor cannot select anything, the PDF is usually a scan—pages are pictures, so you need OCR before you can extract text from PDF. If selection works but the paste is garbled, use Tools → Extract Text so WPS reads the text layer in reading order instead of a messy copy-paste.
Yes. Desktop extract text from PDF runs locally on your device, so contracts and invoices do not need to be uploaded to an online OCR site.
Yes. WPS OCR supports multiple languages so you can extract text from PDF files in English, Chinese, and other scripts, including mixed-language pages when configured correctly.
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- Extract text from PDF—native pages and scanned files
- Local recognition, layout keep, and Word/Excel export
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