How to extract text from a PDF on iPhone

Before you begin

Test a word in the document first. If the reader cannot select or search visible text, the file may contain page images rather than selectable characters.

Step by step

1. Open Tools and choose Extract Text.
2. Select the PDF you want to process.
3. Review the resulting text for missing sections or unusual order.
4. Copy or save the output through the available actions.

Check the result

Check names, numbers and paragraph boundaries against the PDF. Columns, footnotes and tables can produce a different reading order from what you see on the page.

Limits and troubleshooting

Text extraction does not promise a fully reconstructed Word document or spreadsheet. If the PDF has no usable text layer, use an OCR workflow, then proofread the result; running the same text-extraction action repeatedly will not create missing text.