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PDF OCR

Recognize text in scanned PDFs locally and download a plain-text result.

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Continue your document & pdf workflow

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Frequently asked questions

Is PDF OCR free?

Yes. The core workflow is free, needs no account, and produces a usable result rather than a demo placeholder.

Does PDF OCR upload my data?

Pages are rendered and recognized on this device after the OCR language data loads. The result is plain text, and recognition quality varies with scan quality.

What limitation should I know about?

Review converted files and page layout before relying on the output. Keep the original source file.