How to convert Palm Database (PDB) to Plain text
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Upload your file
Drag and drop a file or click to select one. Keep this page open while the file uploads and converts.
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Convert Palm Database (PDB) to Plain text
NexMedia converts Palm Database (PDB) to Plain text on its own servers. Processing time depends on the file size and how busy the queue is.
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Download the converted file
When the conversion finishes, the download appears on this page. Your converted file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
About Palm Database (PDB)
PDB (Palm Database) is the file format of Palm OS; as an ebook it usually holds a PalmDOC or eReader book.
Ebooks from Palm handhelds and early ebook stores.
The ebook formats inside a PDB are old and support only simple formatting.
Convert PDB to Plain text online free, no account required — Plain text is unformatted plain text.
Change PDB to Plain text without losing quality — convert PDB to Plain text free in your browser.
Why won't my reader open the PDB ebook from my old Palm device? PDB is a 1990s database container that modern software dropped long ago — converting to EPUB rescues the text before the format disappears entirely.
About Plain text
A plain text file contains only characters, usually encoded as UTF-8, with no formatting, images or chapters.
Notes, public-domain books such as those on Project Gutenberg, and any text a program needs to read.
Turning a book into plain text drops all formatting, images and tables.
Why convert a document to TXT? For maximum portability: any device, editor and script reads plain text, and it is the base format for indexing and search.
What changes when you convert PDB to Plain text
- Ebook conversion is best-effort: the text, images and table of contents of the PDB carry over to Plain text, but layout and styling can change.
- Fixed layouts, embedded fonts and complex styling in the PDB may not survive the move to Plain text.
Settings you can change
Before you convert PDB to Plain text, you can adjust: Title, Author, Language, Page size, Base font size, and Generate table of contents.
Limits
Each plan sets a maximum file size and a number of conversions per day, and video and audio files also have a maximum length. Guests can convert files up to 100 megabytes and 5 per day; a free account raises this to 500 megabytes and 25 per day; paid plans go up to 100 gigabytes.
Your converted Plain text file is kept for 2 hours, then deleted.
PDB to Plain text: questions and answers
Does converting PDB to Plain text reduce quality?
Ebook conversion is best-effort: the text, images and table of contents of the PDB carry over to Plain text, but layout and styling can change.
What is the difference between PDB and Plain text?
PDB is the Palm OS database format used for early ebooks. Plain text is unformatted plain text.
Can I change the settings when converting PDB to Plain text?
Before you convert PDB to Plain text, you can adjust: Title, Author, Language, Page size, Base font size, and Generate table of contents.
Do I need an account to convert PDB to Plain text?
No. You can convert PDB to Plain text without an account; signing in raises the file-size and daily limits.
How long is my converted Plain text file kept?
The Plain text file you convert from PDB is kept for 2 hours, then deleted automatically.
Will the page layout of my PDB survive in the Plain text?
Fixed layouts, embedded fonts and complex styling in the PDB may not survive the move to Plain text.
Will my Plain text look exactly like my PDB?
Ebook conversion is best-effort: the text, images and table of contents of the PDB carry over to Plain text, but layout and styling can change.