# Extract PDF Text

> `UiPath.IntelligentOCR.StudioWeb.Activities.PDF.ExtractPDFText.ExtractPDFText`

`UiPath.IntelligentOCR.StudioWeb.Activities.PDF.ExtractPDFText.ExtractPDFText`

## Description

Extracts the text from a PDF document.

## Project compatibility

**Windows | Cross-platform**

## Configuration

**Properties**
* **PDF File** - The file object that needs to be processed.

**Advanced options**
* **Apply OCR** - When enabled, it extracts all text, including the text from images from a PDF file, using OCR. If the option is visible, the OCR Engine option is also visible, having a dropdown with OCR options. When disabled, it extracts just the printed text.
* **File Password** - The password of the PDF file, if necessary.

**Output**
* **Extracted Text** - Extracts the text from the PDF file and stores it in a string variable.