PDF to TXT Converter Command Line
With Okdo PDF to TXT Converter Command Line you can turn PDF into TXT without leaving your desktop. Process whole folders in one batch. Everything runs offline, so your files never leave your computer, and you don't need Adobe Acrobat or Reader to get clean, layout-accurate results. In addition, it can password-protect or unlock PDFs.

Key features
Advanced capabilities
- ✓Convert PDF to Plain Text document with command line.
- ✓Convert multiple documents from PDF into TXT one time.
- ✓Retain the original page layouts from the PDF documents.
- ✓Option to convert the whole PDF file or you can choose specific pages.
- ✓Extract text from password protected PDF files.
- ✓Batch-convert source files using wildcard characters, e.g. *.pdf, aa*.pdf, bb??.pdf.
- ✓There are three ways to specify the files to convert.
- ✓Specify the source file path to convert.
- ✓Load source file paths from a text file.
- ✓Specify a source folder.
- ✓Load files from subfolders.
- ✓Customize the directory for saving output files.
- ✓Create a subfolder within the target folder.
- ✓Save output files to the same folder as the source.
- ✓Rename the output file if it already exists, or overwrite it.
Supported formats
➡️ Input
Adobe
PDF *.pdf
⬅️ Output
TXT *.txt
Command-line usage
Okdo PDF to TXT Converter Command Line runs from a DOS command prompt. Change to the installation folder, then invoke the executable using the syntax below.
converter.exe [options] <source file> <target file>Options
Why convert with Okdo
What customers say
Converted a 300-page document in seconds. Batch mode processes whole folders in one click.
We bought the one-time license and never looked back — no subscription, free updates. Free updates are included with the license.
Our locked-down machines can't install Acrobat, so a standalone tool like PDF to TXT was exactly what we needed. Clean interface with practically no learning curve.
We handle confidential client files, so PDF to TXT running 100% offline was the dealbreaker. Files never leave the PC — ideal for compliance.
Layout and formatting came through perfectly — no broken tables or images. Batch mode processes whole folders in one click.
Switched our team to PDF to TXT and the batch conversion alone saves us hours every week. No Adobe Acrobat dependency to install or maintain.