PDF to TXT using Java

The Java SDK for converting PDF document to a plain text file, extract text from PDF.

PDF to TXT features

Convert textual and scanned PDF document to a plain text file, extract text from PDF, apply OCR on a scanned PDF document before conversion.

ConvertAPI Java library install

ConvertAPI provides a Java SDK that allows you to perform a PDF to TXT conversion with just a few lines of code. Convert PDF to TXT documents using Java programming language with no effort at all!

        # Add the following dependency to your pom.xml:
    
        <dependency>

   <groupId>com.convertapi.client</groupId>

   <artifactId>convertapi</artifactId>

   <version>2.10</version>

</dependency>

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Authenticate your Java library

You can obtain your secret key by signing up for a free account. Once you sign up, you'll receive 250 free conversions instantly! Grab your authentication secret from the account dashboard, and authenticate the ConvertAPI Java library like this:

# get your secret key here: https://www.convertapi.com/a/auth


        use \ConvertApi\ConvertApi;

        Config.setDefaultApiCredentials("secret_or_token");

Convert PDF to TXT using Java in no time!

Once you have your authentication in place, simply copy-paste this pdf to txt conversion code snippet into your Java project:

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI JavaScript Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-library-js

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Node.js Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-nodejs

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI PHP Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-php

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Java Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-java

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI C# Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-dotnet

# Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Ruby Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-ruby

# Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Python Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-python

// Code snippet is using the ConvertAPI Go Client: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-go

REM Code snippet is using the command line utility program: https://github.com/ConvertAPI/convertapi-cli

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Conversion parameters

Password String

Sets the password to open protected documents.

PageRange String

Set page range. Example 1-10 or 1,2,5.

OcrLanguage Collection

Configure the OCR language for text recognition. If auto-detection fails, manually specify the language.

Values: automatic ar ca zh da nl en fi fr de gr ko it ja no pl pt ro ru sl es sv tr th

EnableOcr Bool

Enable optical character recognition(OCR).

IncludeFormatting Bool

Persist formatting while extracting text. Only works when RemoveHeadersFooters and RemoveFootnotes properties are disabled.

RemoveHeadersFooters Bool

Remove headers and footers from the document.

RemoveFootnotes Bool

Remove footnotes from the document.

RemoveTables Bool

Remove tables from the document.