OCR (optical character recognition) turns a scanned PDF or document photo into a searchable PDF: you can search, copy and select the text. French, English and Arabic are supported, with automatic deskew and cleanup.
How to OCR (text recognition) online
- 1Drop your file or click to select it (up to 10 MB).
- 2Set the options for “OCR (text recognition)” and click Run.
- 3Download the result. Your files are deleted automatically.
Frequently asked questions
Does the visual rendering change?
No. An invisible text layer is added on top of the original image.
What scan quality is needed?
300 DPI gives the best results; 200 DPI is fine for clean printed text.
Can I combine two languages?
Yes, e.g. Arabic + French for Algerian administrative documents.