You can extract clean and structured text from PDF documents in .NET apps with GroupDocs.Parser by following these steps:
// Load your document into Parser
using (Parser parser = new Parser("input.pdf")) {
// Extract all text content from the file
using (TextReader reader = parser.GetText())
{
// If the text is unavailable, the result will be null
// Use the extracted text in your application
Console.WriteLine(reader == null ?
"Text extraction is unsupported for this format" : reader.ReadToEnd());
}
}
In addition to plain text, GroupDocs.Parser can extract images, structured elements, and metadata to support content analysis, transformation, and automation.
Get plain or structured text from formats like PDF, DOCX, XLSX, PPTX, HTML, and other formats.
Extract text from scanned images, presentations, spreadsheets, and digital documents while preserving structure.
Customize how text is detected—define page ranges, layout regions, and adjust output for maximum accuracy.
This code sample shows how to retrieve text content along with area coordinates from a PowerPoint file using GroupDocs.Parser.
// Load the PowerPoint presentation with Parser
using (Parser parser = new Parser("input.pptx"))
{
// Extract all text area rectangles from the document
IEnumerable<PageTextArea> areas = parser.GetTextAreas();
// Exit if text area extraction is not available
if (areas == null)
{
return;
}
// Loop through each page's text areas
foreach (PageTextArea a in areas)
{
// Access page index, area rectangle, and text value
Console.WriteLine(string.Format("Page: {0}, R: {1}, Text: {2}", a.Page.Index, a.Rectangle, a.Text));
}
}
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GroupDocs.Parser enables text extraction from a wide array of document and image types. Explore the commonly supported formats listed below.
