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# Extract text in your language.

Every ecosystem has its own parser zoo. A PDF library here, an Office reader there, an OCR wrapper bolted on the side. Pick yours below for the honest rundown and the one request that replaces it.

These pages exist because "extract text from a PDF in Python" and "parse a DOCX in Node.js" are real, distinct searches. The honest answer is different for every language, because every ecosystem's libraries stop in a different place. Each page below names the real libraries developers already reach for, what they cover well, and exactly where they stop. Then it shows the same job as one `txtfetch` request. See also [extract by format](https://txtfetch.com/extract) for the format-first version of the same idea. Or see [SDK & framework quickstarts](https://txtfetch.com/docs/quickstarts) for official clients and RAG-framework loaders, and [solutions](https://txtfetch.com/solutions) for the use-case view.

-   **[Python](https://txtfetch.com/for/python)**

    Python 3.9+ · requests or httpx

    ## Python's parser zoo, replaced by one POST.

    pypdf, python-docx, openpyxl, extract-msg, and pytesseract. One POST replaces them all.

    -   `pypdf`
    -   `python-docx`
    -   `openpyxl`
    -   `extract-msg`
    -   `pytesseract`

    Read the Python guide →

-   **[JavaScript](https://txtfetch.com/for/javascript)**

    Node.js 18+ · built-in fetch

    ## Four npm packages, one fetch() call.

    pdf-parse, mammoth, xlsx, and tesseract.js. One fetch() call replaces the whole stack.

    -   `pdf-parse`
    -   `mammoth`
    -   `xlsx`
    -   `tesseract.js`

    Read the JavaScript guide →

-   **[Go](https://txtfetch.com/for/go)**

    Go 1.21+ · net/http, standard library only

    ## The library Go's ecosystem doesn't have.

    No mainstream Office parser. OCR needs cgo. One net/http call sidesteps both.

    -   `ledongthuc/pdf`
    -   `unipdf (UniDoc)`
    -   `gosseract`
    -   `(community OOXML readers)`

    Read the Go guide →

-   **[Java](https://txtfetch.com/for/java)**

    Java 11+ · java.net.http, standard library only

    ## The libraries you'd reach for are already inside Tika.

    PDFBox, POI, and tess4j are Tika's own building blocks. You would be re-deriving the glue.

    -   `Apache PDFBox`
    -   `Apache POI (HSSF/XSSF)`
    -   `Apache POI (HWPF/XWPF)`
    -   `tess4j`

    Read the Java guide →

-   **[C# / .NET](https://txtfetch.com/for/csharp)**

    .NET 6+ · System.Net.Http, standard library only

    ## Three NuGet packages, one HttpClient call.

    PdfPig or iText, plus the Open XML SDK, plus a Tesseract wrapper. Or just one HttpClient call.

    -   `PdfPig`
    -   `iText`
    -   `Open XML SDK`
    -   `Tesseract (NuGet wrapper)`

    Read the C# / .NET guide →

## Pick your language and paste it in.

Every guide here carries a snippet that runs as written. Add your key and it works.

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