Extract text from PDF: iHateUpload vs ihatepdf.cv

Both ihatepdf.cv and iHateUpload run Extract text from PDF in your browser without uploading the file. Here is what each one does and what happened when we ran the same synthetic test files through both.

Side by side

• Extract text from PDF

  iHateUpload ahead

  iHateUpload

  Keeps line breaks and CJK spacing; OCR for scans and images; copy button and preview

  ihatepdf.cv

  Collapses lines and adds spaces inside CJK text; OCR toggle

  How we checked

  Ours checked on synthetic files; their line and CJK handling from a head-to-head check of their live tool. Checked 2026-10-17.

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