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Text Extractor (OCR)

Extract text from scanned PDFs and images using OCR (Optical Character Recognition)

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About Text Extractor (OCR)

PDF OCR uses Tesseract.js running in your browser to recognize text inside scanned or image-based PDFs. You can extract plain text, produce a searchable PDF where the recognized text is layered behind the original image, or export a DOCX document. Everything runs locally — no documents are uploaded anywhere.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which languages are supported?

Over 100 languages are supported through Tesseract.js, including English, French, Spanish, German, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic and many more. You can also run multi-language OCR by selecting several languages at once.

Is my PDF uploaded to a server?

No. Text recognition happens entirely in your browser via WebAssembly. Your files never leave your device.

What output formats are available?

The recognized text is available as plain text (.txt). You can copy it or download it once OCR finishes.

What does OCR mean?

OCR stands for Optical Character Recognition — a technology that detects the shapes of letters in images or scanned documents and converts them into real, editable, and searchable digital text. Without OCR, a scanned page is just a picture; with OCR, you can copy, search, translate, and edit its contents.