Page Selection
Export a specific page range while retaining original page numbers. This makes a small sample easier to inspect before processing a longer document.
PDF to JSON
Export selectable text, page geometry and text positions as JSON.
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What Can You Extract from a PDF into JSON?
Turn a PDF text layer into a JSON file for inspection or further processing. The export records selected pages, their dimensions and the text items returned by the PDF reader, including their positions and transforms.
A PDF stores instructions for displaying a page. This tool does not infer invoice fields, rebuild tables or identify original heading levels. Scanned pages need OCR before their words can appear in the export.
PDF to JSON Features
Text with Coordinates
Keep text items alongside page geometry and positioning information. Use the original PDF to interpret the coordinates and verify how items relate visually.
Machine-Readable Output
Download valid JSON for your own parser or review workflow. Exported text is escaped as data; the tool does not execute document content.
Local Processing
Read the selected PDF in your browser. Your document is not sent to a conversion server, and the original file is not modified.
How Do I Convert PDF Text to JSON?
- Choose an unencrypted PDF whose text can be selected in a reader.
- Enter page numbers such as 1, 3-5, or leave Pages blank to include all permitted pages.
- Start the conversion and download the JSON file.
- Open it in a JSON viewer or editor and compare a known phrase with the corresponding PDF page.
- Check coordinates, reading order and any blank pages before using the data in another application.
Select the PDF
Choose a PDF containing selectable text.
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Choose the Pages
Set the page range and review the extraction limits.
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Download the JSON
Save the JSON and compare it with the source page.
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Why Export PDF Text as JSON?
JSON is useful when a document workflow needs both text and its position. A developer can inspect extraction quality, locate repeated labels or prepare a separate mapping process. Keep that mapping explicit: a nearby amount is not automatically an invoice total, and extraction order is not guaranteed to match a human reader's order.
Who Can Use This Export?
Document Developers
Inspect the text layer before building a parser and keep page references for debugging.
Data Review Teams
Compare sampled values with the source page before accepting an extraction rule.
Students and Researchers
Explore how visible text is represented in a fixed-layout document.
Settings and Output Checks
| Setting | What to Expect |
|---|---|
| Input | One PDF up to 25 MiB; up to 500 source pages. |
| Selection | Up to 200 selected pages; up to 20,000 text items per page, 100,000 per job and two million text characters. |
| Output | JSON containing extracted text and geometry; maximum 64 MiB. |
| Scanned pages | No automatic OCR, image export or document-field recognition. |
Check a Small Sample before Building a Parser
For a two-column statement, export one page first. Locate a familiar label and compare its position with the printed value. If items from both columns are interleaved, group them using coordinates in your own code instead of assuming the array is already a finished table.
Troubleshooting PDF to JSON
| Situation | What to Check |
|---|---|
| No selectable text is found | Run OCR on scanned pages, then export the resulting PDF text layer. |
| Text appears in an unexpected order | Compare the page and text positions; extraction order does not establish reading order. |
| A large selection is rejected | Choose fewer pages. Dense pages can reach the text-item limit before the page limit. |
FAQs
Does PDF to JSON Recognize Invoice Fields?
No. The result contains text items and geometry. Field names, relationships and business validation require a separate mapping process.
Are Images and Tables Included?
Images are not exported. Text inside a table can be extracted, but row and column relationships are not reconstructed.
Can I Recreate the Original PDF from This JSON?
The export is an inspection format, not a complete PDF representation. Keep the original PDF for appearance, graphics, fonts and interactive features.