OCR PDF
Extract the text layer from a PDF so you can search, copy, or reuse the content.
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or drag and drop files here
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How to OCR PDF – Extract Text
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Upload your scanned document
Select a PDF that consists of scanned pages or images of text.
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Select output format
Choose whether you want a fully searchable PDF or a plain, editable text file.
3
Extract text
The Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engine reads the image and converts it back into machine-readable text.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this work on scanned documents that are just photos of text?▼
This tool reads text layers that are already embedded in a PDF using the pdf.js engine, so it works best on PDFs that already contain real text. A pure image-only scan with no text layer needs full optical character recognition, which requires server-side processing (like Tesseract OCR) rather than the in-browser extraction this tool performs.
How do I know if my PDF already has a text layer?▼
Försök att markera eller markera text på sidan i en vanlig PDF-visare - om du kan välja enskilda ord finns det ett textlager och det här verktyget extraherar det rent.
Vilka utdataformat kan jag välja?▼
Pick a searchable PDF if you want to keep the original look while making the content selectable and searchable, or a plain text file if you just need the raw words to paste elsewhere.
Klarar detta handskrivna anteckningar?▼
Nej, det här verktyget extraherar befintliga digitala textlager istället för att utföra bildbaserad teckenigenkänning, så handskrift är inte något den kan läsa.
Is my document processed on your servers?▼
No, text extraction happens entirely inside your browser using pdf.js, so your document's content is never uploaded anywhere.