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OCR PDF
Extract text from scanned PDFs using OCR
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About OCR PDF
What is OCR PDF?
Extract text from scanned documents and image-based PDFs using Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Our tool processes PDFs locally in your browser, recognizing text in multiple languages and making your documents searchable and copyable.
Features & Benefits
- Extract text from scanned documents
- Support for multiple languages
- Create searchable PDFs
- Copy extracted text to clipboard
- Process entirely in browser (no uploads)
- Works with low-quality scans
Frequently Asked Questions
- What languages are supported?
- Our OCR engine supports major languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and many more.
- How accurate is the OCR?
- Accuracy depends on scan quality. Clear, high-resolution scans typically achieve 95%+ accuracy. Handwritten text is not well supported.
- Can I OCR a PDF with both text and images?
- Yes, the tool will process image-based pages while preserving existing text layers in mixed documents.
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