PDF OCR — Scanned Text Extractor

Extract text from scanned or image-based PDFs using OCR. Copy or download as TXT.

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How to use this tool

  1. 1Upload scanned PDF.
  2. 2Run OCR (may take a minute).
  3. 3Copy or download text.

Common use cases

  • Read scanned visa forms
  • Extract text from photo PDFs
  • Copy old scanned letters
  • Searchable text from scans

File limits

  • Scanned/image PDFs
  • Runs in browser — first use downloads language data
  • Large PDFs may be slow

Frequently asked questions

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