OCR PDF to Text
Extract editable text from scanned PDFs using installed English or Urdu OCR data.
How to use OCR PDF to Text
- Upload a scanned PDF and choose a language and page range.
- Start OCR and keep this tab open while pages are processed.
- Review, copy, edit, or download the extracted text.
Benefits
Turns scanned page images into editable text
Supports installed English and Urdu OCR data
Processes only the page range you choose
Lets you review and correct the result before saving
Copies recognized text directly to the clipboard
Downloads the extracted content as a TXT file
Privacy and security
OCR rasterizes selected pages in memory. A maximum of 20 pages is processed per request.
Who benefits from OCR PDF to Text?
These are common examples; the right workflow depends on the file, required output, and your organization’s handling rules.
Researchers
Create searchable working text from scanned papers while checking recognition against each page.
Archive teams
Make legacy scans easier to search, classify, and describe.
Accessibility staff
Obtain a text starting point for review and remediation of image-only documents.
Administrative users
Recover names, references, and paragraphs from scanned forms without retyping everything.
Frequently asked questions
Handwriting recognition is not supported. Results are intended for printed text.
Resolution, focus, contrast, rotation, fonts, and scan noise all affect OCR results.
The page offers English and Urdu when their OCR language data is installed on the server.
Yes. Enter a page or range to process only the pages you need, up to the 20-page request limit.
Yes. The result appears in an editable text box where you can review and correct recognition errors before copying or downloading it.
No. OCR returns plain Unicode text rather than the original page design, columns, images, or typography.
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