diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f2e66522..d4f738fd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ and this project adheres to
 
 ## Added
 
+- ⚗️(backend) add util to extract text from base64 yjs document
 - ✨(backend) add soft delete and restore API endpoints to documents #516
 - ✨(backend) allow organizing documents in a tree structure #516
 - ✨(backend) add "excerpt" field to document list serializer #516
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 60f464ee..23f26b70 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ FROM base AS back-builder
 
 WORKDIR /builder
 
+# Install Rust and Cargo using Alpine's package manager
+RUN apk add --no-cache \
+  build-base \
+  libffi-dev \
+  rust \
+  cargo
+
 # Copy required python dependencies
 COPY ./src/backend /builder
 
diff --git a/src/backend/core/factories.py b/src/backend/core/factories.py
index 3f2c085f..d0a641d8 100644
--- a/src/backend/core/factories.py
+++ b/src/backend/core/factories.py
@@ -13,6 +13,22 @@ from core import models
 
 fake = Faker()
 
+YDOC_HELLO_WORLD_BASE64 = (
+    "AR717vLVDgAHAQ5kb2N1bWVudC1zdG9yZQMKYmxvY2tHcm91cAcA9e7y1Q4AAw5ibG9ja0NvbnRh"
+    "aW5lcgcA9e7y1Q4BAwdoZWFkaW5nBwD17vLVDgIGBgD17vLVDgMGaXRhbGljAnt9hPXu8tUOBAVI"
+    "ZWxsb4b17vLVDgkGaXRhbGljBG51bGwoAPXu8tUOAg10ZXh0QWxpZ25tZW50AXcEbGVmdCgA9e7y"
+    "1Q4CBWxldmVsAX0BKAD17vLVDgECaWQBdyQwNGQ2MjM0MS04MzI2LTQyMzYtYTA4My00ODdlMjZm"
+    "YWQyMzAoAPXu8tUOAQl0ZXh0Q29sb3IBdwdkZWZhdWx0KAD17vLVDgEPYmFja2dyb3VuZENvbG9y"
+    "AXcHZGVmYXVsdIf17vLVDgEDDmJsb2NrQ29udGFpbmVyBwD17vLVDhADDmJ1bGxldExpc3RJdGVt"
+    "BwD17vLVDhEGBAD17vLVDhIBd4b17vLVDhMEYm9sZAJ7fYT17vLVDhQCb3KG9e7y1Q4WBGJvbGQE"
+    "bnVsbIT17vLVDhcCbGQoAPXu8tUOEQ10ZXh0QWxpZ25tZW50AXcEbGVmdCgA9e7y1Q4QAmlkAXck"
+    "ZDM1MWUwNjgtM2U1NS00MjI2LThlYTUtYWJiMjYzMTk4ZTJhKAD17vLVDhAJdGV4dENvbG9yAXcH"
+    "ZGVmYXVsdCgA9e7y1Q4QD2JhY2tncm91bmRDb2xvcgF3B2RlZmF1bHSH9e7y1Q4QAw5ibG9ja0Nv"
+    "bnRhaW5lcgcA9e7y1Q4eAwlwYXJhZ3JhcGgoAPXu8tUOHw10ZXh0QWxpZ25tZW50AXcEbGVmdCgA"
+    "9e7y1Q4eAmlkAXckODk3MDBjMDctZTBlMS00ZmUwLWFjYTItODQ5MzIwOWE3ZTQyKAD17vLVDh4J"
+    "dGV4dENvbG9yAXcHZGVmYXVsdCgA9e7y1Q4eD2JhY2tncm91bmRDb2xvcgF3B2RlZmF1bHQA"
+)
+
 
 class UserFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
     """A factory to random users for testing purposes."""
@@ -75,7 +91,7 @@ class DocumentFactory(factory.django.DjangoModelFactory):
 
     title = factory.Sequence(lambda n: f"document{n}")
     excerpt = factory.Sequence(lambda n: f"excerpt{n}")
-    content = factory.Sequence(lambda n: f"content{n}")
+    content = YDOC_HELLO_WORLD_BASE64
     creator = factory.SubFactory(UserFactory)
     deleted_at = None
     link_reach = factory.fuzzy.FuzzyChoice(
diff --git a/src/backend/core/tests/test_utils.py b/src/backend/core/tests/test_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4fa33e1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/core/tests/test_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+"""Test util base64_yjs_to_text."""
+
+from core import utils
+
+# This base64 string is an example of what is saved in the database.
+# This base64 is generated from the blocknote editor, it contains
+# the text \n# *Hello* \n- w**or**ld
+TEST_BASE64_STRING = (
+    "AR717vLVDgAHAQ5kb2N1bWVudC1zdG9yZQMKYmxvY2tHcm91cAcA9e7y1Q4AAw5ibG9ja0NvbnRh"
+    "aW5lcgcA9e7y1Q4BAwdoZWFkaW5nBwD17vLVDgIGBgD17vLVDgMGaXRhbGljAnt9hPXu8tUOBAVI"
+    "ZWxsb4b17vLVDgkGaXRhbGljBG51bGwoAPXu8tUOAg10ZXh0QWxpZ25tZW50AXcEbGVmdCgA9e7y"
+    "1Q4CBWxldmVsAX0BKAD17vLVDgECaWQBdyQwNGQ2MjM0MS04MzI2LTQyMzYtYTA4My00ODdlMjZm"
+    "YWQyMzAoAPXu8tUOAQl0ZXh0Q29sb3IBdwdkZWZhdWx0KAD17vLVDgEPYmFja2dyb3VuZENvbG9y"
+    "AXcHZGVmYXVsdIf17vLVDgEDDmJsb2NrQ29udGFpbmVyBwD17vLVDhADDmJ1bGxldExpc3RJdGVt"
+    "BwD17vLVDhEGBAD17vLVDhIBd4b17vLVDhMEYm9sZAJ7fYT17vLVDhQCb3KG9e7y1Q4WBGJvbGQE"
+    "bnVsbIT17vLVDhcCbGQoAPXu8tUOEQ10ZXh0QWxpZ25tZW50AXcEbGVmdCgA9e7y1Q4QAmlkAXck"
+    "ZDM1MWUwNjgtM2U1NS00MjI2LThlYTUtYWJiMjYzMTk4ZTJhKAD17vLVDhAJdGV4dENvbG9yAXcH"
+    "ZGVmYXVsdCgA9e7y1Q4QD2JhY2tncm91bmRDb2xvcgF3B2RlZmF1bHSH9e7y1Q4QAw5ibG9ja0Nv"
+    "bnRhaW5lcgcA9e7y1Q4eAwlwYXJhZ3JhcGgoAPXu8tUOHw10ZXh0QWxpZ25tZW50AXcEbGVmdCgA"
+    "9e7y1Q4eAmlkAXckODk3MDBjMDctZTBlMS00ZmUwLWFjYTItODQ5MzIwOWE3ZTQyKAD17vLVDh4J"
+    "dGV4dENvbG9yAXcHZGVmYXVsdCgA9e7y1Q4eD2JhY2tncm91bmRDb2xvcgF3B2RlZmF1bHQA"
+)
+
+
+def test_utils_base64_yjs_to_text():
+    """Test extract text from saved yjs document"""
+    assert utils.base64_yjs_to_text(TEST_BASE64_STRING) == "Hello world"
+
+
+def test_utils_base64_yjs_to_xml():
+    """Test extract xml from saved yjs document"""
+    content = utils.base64_yjs_to_xml(TEST_BASE64_STRING)
+    assert (
+        '<heading "level"="1" "textAlignment"="left">Hello</heading>' in content
+        or '<heading "textAlignment"="left" "level"="1">Hello</heading>' in content
+    )
+    assert '<bulletListItem "textAlignment"="left">world</bulletListItem>' in content
diff --git a/src/backend/core/tests/test_utils_base64_yjs_to_text.py b/src/backend/core/tests/test_utils_base64_yjs_to_text.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..376bb85d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/core/tests/test_utils_base64_yjs_to_text.py
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+"""Test util base64_yjs_to_text."""
+
+from core.utils import base64_yjs_to_text
+
+
+def test_base64_yjs_to_text():
+    """
+    Test extract_text_from_saved_yjs_document
+    This base64 string is an example of what is saved in the database.
+    This base64 is generated from the blocknote editor, it contains
+    the text \n# *Hello* \n- w**or**ld
+    """
+    base64_string = (
+        "AR717vLVDgAHAQ5kb2N1bWVudC1zdG9yZQMKYmxvY2tHcm91cAcA9e7y1Q4AAw5ibG9ja0NvbnRh"
+        "aW5lcgcA9e7y1Q4BAwdoZWFkaW5nBwD17vLVDgIGBgD17vLVDgMGaXRhbGljAnt9hPXu8tUOBAVI"
+        "ZWxsb4b17vLVDgkGaXRhbGljBG51bGwoAPXu8tUOAg10ZXh0QWxpZ25tZW50AXcEbGVmdCgA9e7y"
+        "1Q4CBWxldmVsAX0BKAD17vLVDgECaWQBdyQwNGQ2MjM0MS04MzI2LTQyMzYtYTA4My00ODdlMjZm"
+        "YWQyMzAoAPXu8tUOAQl0ZXh0Q29sb3IBdwdkZWZhdWx0KAD17vLVDgEPYmFja2dyb3VuZENvbG9y"
+        "AXcHZGVmYXVsdIf17vLVDgEDDmJsb2NrQ29udGFpbmVyBwD17vLVDhADDmJ1bGxldExpc3RJdGVt"
+        "BwD17vLVDhEGBAD17vLVDhIBd4b17vLVDhMEYm9sZAJ7fYT17vLVDhQCb3KG9e7y1Q4WBGJvbGQE"
+        "bnVsbIT17vLVDhcCbGQoAPXu8tUOEQ10ZXh0QWxpZ25tZW50AXcEbGVmdCgA9e7y1Q4QAmlkAXck"
+        "ZDM1MWUwNjgtM2U1NS00MjI2LThlYTUtYWJiMjYzMTk4ZTJhKAD17vLVDhAJdGV4dENvbG9yAXcH"
+        "ZGVmYXVsdCgA9e7y1Q4QD2JhY2tncm91bmRDb2xvcgF3B2RlZmF1bHSH9e7y1Q4QAw5ibG9ja0Nv"
+        "bnRhaW5lcgcA9e7y1Q4eAwlwYXJhZ3JhcGgoAPXu8tUOHw10ZXh0QWxpZ25tZW50AXcEbGVmdCgA"
+        "9e7y1Q4eAmlkAXckODk3MDBjMDctZTBlMS00ZmUwLWFjYTItODQ5MzIwOWE3ZTQyKAD17vLVDh4J"
+        "dGV4dENvbG9yAXcHZGVmYXVsdCgA9e7y1Q4eD2JhY2tncm91bmRDb2xvcgF3B2RlZmF1bHQA"
+    )
+
+    assert base64_yjs_to_text(base64_string) == "Hello world"
diff --git a/src/backend/core/utils.py b/src/backend/core/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd2e0170
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/backend/core/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""Utils for the core app."""
+
+import base64
+
+import y_py as Y
+from bs4 import BeautifulSoup
+
+
+def base64_yjs_to_xml(base64_string):
+    """Extract xml from base64 yjs document."""
+
+    decoded_bytes = base64.b64decode(base64_string)
+    uint8_array = bytearray(decoded_bytes)
+
+    doc = Y.YDoc()  # pylint: disable=E1101
+    Y.apply_update(doc, uint8_array)  # pylint: disable=E1101
+    return str(doc.get_xml_element("document-store"))
+
+
+def base64_yjs_to_text(base64_string):
+    """Extract text from base64 yjs document."""
+
+    blocknote_structure = base64_yjs_to_xml(base64_string)
+    soup = BeautifulSoup(blocknote_structure, "html.parser")
+    return soup.get_text(separator=" ").strip()
diff --git a/src/backend/pyproject.toml b/src/backend/pyproject.toml
index c742af5f..17cb0049 100644
--- a/src/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ license = { file = "LICENSE" }
 readme = "README.md"
 requires-python = ">=3.12"
 dependencies = [
+    "beautifulsoup4==4.12.3",
     "boto3==1.37.18",
     "Brotli==1.1.0",
     "celery[redis]==5.4.0",
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "gunicorn==23.0.0",
     "jsonschema==4.23.0",
     "markdown==3.7",
+    "mozilla-django-oidc==4.0.1",
     "nested-multipart-parser==1.5.0",
     "openai==1.68.2",
     "psycopg[binary]==3.2.6",
@@ -55,8 +57,13 @@ dependencies = [
     "requests==2.32.3",
     "sentry-sdk==2.24.0",
     "url-normalize==1.4.3",
+<<<<<<< HEAD
     "whitenoise==6.9.0",
     "mozilla-django-oidc==4.0.1",
+=======
+    "whitenoise==6.8.2",
+    "y-py==0.6.2",
+>>>>>>> f087cd70 (✨(backend) add util to extract text from Ydoc content)
 ]
 
 [project.urls]