Batch convert PDF document to text file.
Free PDF to Text Converter is a free and easy-to-use PDF converter software to batch convert PDF document to text files.
Command-line Options:
The command line program will come with PDF to Text Converter 2.0 and later versions.
You can also convert PDF to text files without displaying any user interface, by using the following command-line options in our command-line program:
| Command Line | Command Line Description |
| /? | List all command line options. |
| /v | Show PDF to Text Converter version and copyright information. |
| /source <Filename> | Select source PDF file. For example: pdf2text.exe /source "c:\test\sample.pdf" |
| /scale <From> <To> | Select the page scale of source PDF file that you want to convert. The default scale is all pages. For example: pdf2text.exe /scale 1 4 |
| /target <Directoryname> | Set target directory. The default target directory is "c:\My PDF". For example: pdf2text.exe /target "c:\My Text" |
| /format <Format> | Set target text format: ANSI, Unicode, Unicode big endian and UTF8. The default target image format is ANSI. For example: pdf2text.exe /format ANSI |
For example: the command below will convert page 1-4 of file "c:\test\sample.pdf" to ANSI text files in directory "c:\My Text".
pdf2text.exe /source "c:\test\sample.pdf" /scale 1 4 /target "c:\My Text" /format ANSI
We can also build SDK or DLL file to implement converting PDF to text files easily in programs. The command-line program, SDK or DLL file is for software developers use only. Contact us for more information.
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