OCR PDF
Extract text from scanned PDFs or images instantly
Extract text from scanned PDFs or images instantly
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) extracts text from scanned PDFs and image-based documents. Turn unselectable, unsearchable PDFs into fully readable, copy-pasteable documents.
Step 1: Upload your scanned PDF or image-based document.
Step 2: Click "Extract Text" or "Run OCR."
Step 3: The tool analyzes each page, identifies text characters, and reconstructs them digitally.
Step 4: Download the result — either a searchable PDF or extracted plain text.
When you have a PDF where you can't select or copy text — that means it's image-based and needs OCR. Common sources include scanned paper documents, photographed pages, faxed files, and PDFs exported from certain older systems.
Use high-resolution scans (300 DPI or higher). Make sure the text is straight and not skewed. Clean backgrounds with high contrast give the best accuracy. Handwritten text is much harder for OCR — typed or printed text works best.
Q: How accurate is the OCR?
For clean, well-scanned text, accuracy is typically 95-99%. Poor scans or unusual fonts may reduce accuracy.
Q: Does it support multiple languages?
The OCR engine supports major languages including English, Hindi, Spanish, French, German, and more.
After OCR, you can convert to Word for editing or extract tables to Excel.