How to extract a text from PDF files .NET API?

GroupDocs.Parser for .NET is a text, metadata and image extractor API for business applications developed using C#, ASP.NET, and other .NET technologies. It supports extraction of raw, formatted & structured text as well as metadata from the files of supported formats. Through GroupDocs.Parser for .NET, your applications can also perform parsing of password protected documents for popular formats, such as Word processing documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoint presentations, OneNote, PDF files and ZIP archives.

GroupDocs.Parser API is a right choice for corporate solutions which needs file text extraction feature. These APIs are well supported on all major operating systems and platforms including Frameworks: .NET Framework, .NET Standard, .NET Core, Mono.

Extract text from PDF in .NET

GroupDocs.Parser for .NET makes it easy for C# developers to extract a text from a PDF file by implementing a few easy steps.

Instantiate Parser object for the initial document;
Call GetText method and obtain TextReader object;
Check if reader isn’t null (text extraction is supported for the document);
Read a text from reader.

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How to extract text from PDF file using C# example code

// Extract text from PDF file using GroupDocs.Parser API
// Create an instance of Parser class
using (Parser parser = new Parser(filePath)) {
    // Extract a text into the reader
    using (TextReader reader = parser.GetText()) {
        // Print a text from the document
        // If text extraction isn't supported, a reader is null
        Console.WriteLine(reader == null ? "Text extraction isn't supported" : reader.ReadToEnd());
    }
}

System Requirements

GroupDocs.Parser for .NET APIs are supported on all major platforms and operating systems. Before executing the code below, please make sure that you have the following prerequisites installed on your system.

Operating Systems: Microsoft Windows, Linux, MacOS
Development Environments: Microsoft Visual Studio, Xamarin, MonoDevelop
Frameworks
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