Are nested bookmarks flattened?

v1 flattens nested children into the linear list (depth-first). The text output preserves the order; you'd need to reconstruct the tree from the original visually.

Will it import into Word for me?

Not directly — Word doesn't have a "import bookmark list" feature. The JSON format is meant for scripts; the text format is the input format for our Add PDF Bookmarks tool.

Extract PDF Bookmarks

Read the bookmark list from a PDF as plain text or JSON — one line per bookmark, with the page it points to.

Your files never leave your browser. All processing happens on your device — nothing is uploaded.

1. Upload your file

How does the Extract PDF Bookmarks work?

Pull the bookmark list out of a PDF and save it as plain text or JSON. Useful when you're re-publishing the document somewhere else (a website, an EPUB, a help portal) and need the navigation structure as data. Choose `text` for the human-readable `pageNumber,title` format, or `json` to get a parsed array your scripts can consume. The extraction runs entirely in your browser.

🔒 Security & Privacy

All processing happens on your device. Your files never leave your browser, never touch our servers, and are not stored anywhere. Close the tab and the file is gone.

📱 Use it on any device

Works in any modern browser — Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android, and tablets. No installation, no app to download. Just open the page and start.

⚡ Quick & easy

Drag, drop, click. Most files process in seconds, not minutes. No watermarks added to your output, no per-day limits, and the tool always shows the result before asking you to download.

🎁 Always free, no signup

Free to use, every time. No account creation, no email required, no “trial” that converts to a paid plan. We make money from ads so you don’t have to pay.

Frequently asked

Many PDFs don't — they're flat. The tool will tell you. Add bookmarks first with our Add PDF Bookmarks tool, or auto-generate them with Generate Table of Contents.