Resume PDF Text Extractor
Upload a PDF or DOCX to see the plain text ATS systems extract.
Processed in your browser — file never uploaded to a server.
Extracted text
Why extract text from your resume PDF?
ATS software does not see your design — it reads extracted text. If your PDF is image-based or uses complex layouts, recruiters and ATS may get garbled content even when the resume looks perfect on screen.
This tool shows exactly what text can be pulled from your file before you apply. If extraction looks wrong, simplify your resume layout or rebuild in the ATS resume builder, then export a text-based PDF.
After extraction, copy the text into the paste checker for a quick score, or run the full checker upload to validate the file end-to-end.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Scanned image PDFs and some Canva exports are not ATS-readable. Recreate the resume in Word or Google Docs and export as text-based PDF, or use the Vurzel ATS resume builder.
No. Extraction runs locally in your browser using JavaScript.
Both work when the file contains real text. DOCX is often more reliable from Word; PDF exports from design tools are the most common failure case.
Multi-column layouts, text boxes, and tables confuse parsers. Switch to a single-column template and re-export.
Yes. Use Copy, then paste into the paste checker, or upload the original file on the full checker to include file-format validation.