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A scanned PDF with no text to select, a PDF that copies as gibberish, or one whose Hebrew turns backwards: each page is read the way it looks, and the text comes out in reading order, with numbers and English words in place. Copy it, or download one text file with every page.

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ועד הבית — רחוב השקד 7, רמת גן

לכל דיירי הבניין, כניסות א׳ ו-ב׳

25 באוקטובר 2026

הודעה לדיירים: עבודות שיפוץ בלובי

שלום לכל הדיירים,

כפי שסוכם באסיפת הדיירים האחרונה, יחלו בקרוב עבודות שיפוץ בלובי הבניין. העבודות כוללות החלפת ריצוף, צביעה, החלפת תיבות הדואר והתקנת תאורה חדשה בכניסה. העבודות יתבצעו בימים 2–6 בנובמבר 2026, בין השעות 08:00 ל-17:00.

במהלך העבודות הכניסה לבניין תתאפשר דרך הדלת הצדדית שליד חדר האשפה. נבקש להימנע מהשארת עגלות, אופניים וחפצים בלובי, כדי לאפשר לקבלן לעבוד בבטחה.

• המעלית תושבת ביום שלישי, 3 בנובמבר, בין 09:00 ל-15:00.

• חלוקת הדואר תתבצע בתיבה זמנית ליד הדלת הצדדית.

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    Scanned PDFs too

    A PDF that is a picture of paper, with no text to select, is read from the image of the page, like any other PDF.

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    No gibberish, no reversed Hebrew

    The text is not copied out of the file but read from the page itself, so it comes out with the right letters, in the order you would type it.

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    Copy it or save it

    Copy a page's text with one click, or download one .txt file with every page, each under its own heading.

How to convert a PDF to text

Drop the PDF in the window. Each page is read in turn, and the text appears next to the page as it is read. The Text tab lets you edit and copy it, and the "Text" button downloads a .txt file with every page.

Why you can't copy text from a PDF

There are three common reasons, and the same fix for all of them: read the page the way it looks, instead of copying what the file stores.

  • A scanned PDF: the page is a picture, with no text to select
  • Gibberish: the file's font does not record which letter each shape stands for, so copying gives symbols instead of letters
  • Reversed Hebrew: the text is stored in the order it is drawn on the page, not the order it is read

Text, Word or Excel

Text suits pasting into an email, a document or another system. For a document to edit, with its paragraphs and tables, download Word; when the table is what matters, Excel. Every file is built from the same reading, without reading the PDF again.

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Questions about this tool

How many pages can I convert free?

Free: up to 5 pages per document and 5 pages a day, no signup. With a page pack, up to 100 pages per document.

Why does text copied from my PDF come out as gibberish?

Because the file's font does not record which letter each shape stands for. The PDF viewer draws the letters correctly, but copying gives symbols. Here the page is read from its image, so the text comes out with the right letters.

If I can select the text in the PDF, do I need this?

Not always. If copying works, just copy. This is for when it fails: a scanned PDF, gibberish or reversed Hebrew. Reversed text you already copied can also be fixed without uploading a file, with the reversed-Hebrew fixer on this site.

Do you keep my files?

No. Each page is read in memory and not stored on the server, and the result stays in your browser.

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