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OCR tools
Extract readable text from images and scanned files with simple OCR tools.
About ocr tools
OCR (optical character recognition) turns pictures of text into actual text. The OCR tools read scanned PDFs, photos, screenshots and document images, and either give you the text to copy (Image to Text) or embed it invisibly back into the PDF so the document becomes searchable (OCR PDF). English and Arabic are supported, including mixed-language documents.
The rule of thumb for choosing: if your source is a PDF and you want it to stay a PDF, use OCR PDF; if you want to edit the content, use PDF to Word (it OCRs scans automatically); if your source is a photo or screenshot, use Image to Text. Accuracy is highest with sharp, straight, well-lit images of printed text — 300 DPI scans recognize nearly perfectly, while blurry photos and handwriting are the hard cases.
OCR tools questions
What is OCR?
Optical character recognition — technology that reads the text visible in an image or scan and converts it into real, selectable, searchable text.
Which OCR tool do I need?
OCR PDF to make a scanned PDF searchable while keeping it a PDF. Image to Text to copy text out of a photo or screenshot. PDF to Word to turn a scanned document into an editable file.
How accurate is the text recognition?
Very high on clean scans of printed text at 300 DPI or better. Accuracy drops with blur, skew, small print and stylized fonts. Handwriting is only partially supported.
Which languages does OCR support?
English and Arabic, including documents and images that mix both.