This extension lets you quickly extract text from PDF files inside VS Code.
✨ Features
- Right-click any PDF in Explorer → Extract Text from PDF
- Extracted text is automatically saved as
filename_extracted.txt in the same folder
- The saved file is opened directly in VS Code for editing
- Supports extracting text from standard text-based PDFs
📖 Usage
- Open the Explorer in VS Code.
- Right-click a
.pdf file.
- Choose "Extract Text from PDF".
- The extension will:
- Save the extracted content as
filename_extracted.txt
- Open the file in a new editor tab
⚙️ Requirements
- Works only with
.pdf files.
- Uses the
pdf-parse library under the hood.
⚠️ Known Issues
- Image-based or scanned PDFs may not extract text (OCR is not yet supported).
- Formatting (like tables and layouts) may not be preserved.
📝 Release Notes
0.0.2
- Added auto-save feature: extracted text is now saved as
filename_extracted.txt and opened directly in VS Code.
0.0.1
- Initial release of PDF Extractor
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