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# PDF Extract Text

**Type:** `lib.pdf.ExtractText`

**Namespace:** `lib.pdf`

## Description

Extract plain text from a PDF, preserving line breaks based on layout position.
    pdf, text, extract, read, content

## Properties

| Property | Type | Description | Default |
|----------|------|-------------|---------|
| start_page | `int` | First page (0-based) | `0` |
| end_page | `int` | Last page (-1 for all) | `-1` |

## Outputs

| Output | Type | Description |
|--------|------|-------------|
| output | `str` |  |

## Related Nodes

Browse other nodes in the [lib.pdf](./) namespace.