Does PDF to XML upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?

No. PDF to XML runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Structured text only — not a layout-perfect XML. Empty text → use OCR PDF.

Should I use PDF to Text instead of PDF to XML?

Use PDF to XML when you need Wrap extracted PDF text in simple XML. Use PDF to Text when you need Extract selectable text from a PDF. They share a category (PDF) but not the same job.

What are the limits of PDF to XML?

Structured text only — not a layout-perfect XML. Empty text → use OCR PDF. Also: Export selectable PDF text as a structured XML document. Scanned PDFs with no text fail — use OCR first.

PDF to XML

Wrap extracted PDF text in simple XML.

Export selectable PDF text as a structured XML document. Scanned PDFs with no text fail — use OCR first.

What PDF to XML does

Export selectable PDF text as a structured XML document. Scanned PDFs with no text fail — use OCR first.

PDF to XML sits in the PDF group on purpose. It is not PDF to Text (Extract selectable text from a PDF.) and not PDF to HTML (Extract text into a simple HTML page.). Choose this page when you need Wrap extracted PDF text in simple XML. If you stretch PDF to XML into a neighbor’s job, the result will look wrong even though the site chrome looks the same.

How to use PDF to XML

Stay on this PDF to XML page (/pdf-to-xml). Do not switch to PDF to Text unless you actually want Extract selectable text from a PDF..
Add the file type PDF to XML accepts. Hint from the path: pdf to xml. Wrap extracted PDF text in simple XML.
Set only the options that match PDF to XML. Neighbor PDF to HTML does something else (Extract text into a simple HTML page.). Tool note: Export selectable PDF text as a structured XML document. Scanned PDFs with no text fail — use OCR first.
Run PDF to XML in this tab. Browser memory still applies: Structured text only — not a layout-perfect XML. Empty text → use OCR PDF.
Download or copy the result from PDF to XML. If it is the wrong job, open PDF to Text instead.

When not to use PDF to XML

Skip PDF to XML when a neighbor tool matches better — start with PDF to Text or PDF to HTML — or when the description already warns the job will fail. In the tool’s own words: Export selectable PDF text as a structured XML document. Scanned PDFs with no text fail — use OCR first.

Questions about PDF to XML

What does PDF to XML do that other PDF pages on this site do not?: Export selectable PDF text as a structured XML document. Scanned PDFs with no text fail — use OCR first. Short version: Wrap extracted PDF text in simple XML.
Does PDF to XML upload my file or text to Tool-You servers?: No. PDF to XML runs in this browser tab. Files stay on the device. Limit note: Structured text only — not a layout-perfect XML. Empty text → use OCR PDF.
Should I use PDF to Text instead of PDF to XML?: Use PDF to XML when you need Wrap extracted PDF text in simple XML. Use PDF to Text when you need Extract selectable text from a PDF. They share a category (PDF) but not the same job.
What are the limits of PDF to XML?: Structured text only — not a layout-perfect XML. Empty text → use OCR PDF. Also: Export selectable PDF text as a structured XML document. Scanned PDFs with no text fail — use OCR first.