What languages are supported?

English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and many more through the Tesseract OCR engine.

Can I OCR handwritten text?

Handwriting recognition has lower accuracy. Printed text produces the best results.

What is the maximum file size?

Files up to 100 MB can be uploaded. Larger documents may require more processing time.

Is my document text kept private?

Yes, documents are processed securely and automatically deleted within one hour.

OCR PDF

Extract text from scanned PDFs using optical character recognition.

Extract text from scanned documents and image-based PDFs using optical character recognition. Transform scanned contracts, photographed documents, and image-only PDFs into editable text. Perfect for digitizing paper archives, extracting quotes from scanned books, or making image-based PDFs searchable.

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About This Tool

How to Use

1Upload your scanned PDF or image-based PDF file.
2Select the document language from the dropdown for best recognition accuracy.
3Click "OCR PDF" to start text recognition.
4Wait for processing. Each page is analyzed by the OCR engine.
5Download the resulting TXT file containing all recognized text.
6Review the text output and correct any recognition errors.

Common Use Cases

Digitize Scanned Documents

Convert scanned paper documents into editable digital text for archival and editing.

Extract Text from Image PDFs

Pull text from image-only PDFs where no text layer exists.

Make PDFs Searchable

Create searchable text from scanned books, magazines, and historical documents.

Data Entry Automation

Extract text from forms, invoices, and receipts to reduce manual data entry.

Key Benefits

Multi-Language Support

Recognize text in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and more.

No Software Installation

Everything runs in your browser. No need to install OCR software.

Free and Unlimited

No page limits, no registration, no hidden costs for OCR processing.

Pro Tips

Tip 1Higher quality scanned images produce better OCR results. Use at least 300 DPI for best accuracy.
Tip 2Choose the correct language for your document to improve recognition accuracy.
Tip 3Clean, straight documents with clear fonts produce the best OCR results.
Tip 4Handwritten text may have lower recognition accuracy compared to printed text.

Frequently Asked Questions

Accuracy depends on image quality and font clarity. Printed documents at 300 DPI typically achieve 95%+ accuracy.

Supported Formats

PDF (.pdf)