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OCR PDF

Extract text from scanned PDFs and images into selectable, copyable text using Optical Character Recognition.

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Select Scanned PDF or Image for OCR

Extract copyable text with English & Hindi optical character recognition

About OCR PDF

Convert scanned documents, photographed pages, and image-based PDFs into copyable, editable text. Powered by Tesseract OCR with support for English, Hindi, and Latin scripts, running directly in the browser or via backend processing.

How to Use OCR PDF

1

Upload your scanned PDF document or photographed document page.

2

Select the primary language of the text (English, Hindi, etc.).

3

Click "Run OCR" to detect and recognize characters.

4

Preview the extracted text, copy to clipboard, or download as a searchable TXT/PDF file.

Supported Formats & Limits

  • Supported Inputs: PDF, JPG, PNG
  • Guest Maximum Size: 25 MB
  • Logged-in Max Size: 100 MB
  • System Compatibility: Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS & Android

Privacy & Security Guarantee

Your file is transferred using encrypted HTTPS directly to our secure temporary processing engine and is automatically purged after 1 hour. We never examine, share, or store your private document contents.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is OCR accuracy guaranteed to be 100%?

OCR accuracy depends on scan resolution, lighting, and typography. While high-resolution prints achieve near 99% accuracy, handwriting or blurry scans may require minor manual review.

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