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OCR Text Extractor

Extract text from images and PDFs with advanced OCR technology. Support for 12+ languages, batch processing, and editable results.

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🇺🇸 English
🇪🇸 Spanish
🇫🇷 French
🇩🇪 German
🇮🇹 Italian
🇵🇹 Portuguese
🇷🇺 Russian
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OCR Text Extractor

Extract text from an image or PDF using OCR. Useful for scanned documents, receipts, and photos of notes when you need editable, copyable text.

OCR (optical character recognition) converts pixels into text. The output depends on scan quality and layout — but for clean scans it can save a lot of manual typing.

Need to convert images to a PDF first? Try image to PDF.

OCR text extractor — upload an image or PDF and get copyable text
Getting started

How to extract text with OCR

Upload a clear file and review the output.

1. Upload an image or PDF

Clear scans produce better results than photos with glare.

2. Choose language (if available)

Match the document language for higher accuracy.

3. Copy and edit

Proofread and fix formatting (OCR isn’t perfect).

Use cases

Common uses

Scanned PDFs and photos

Extract text from scans when you can’t copy/paste from the original document.

Receipts and invoices

Pull text to help with searching, indexing, or manual review.

Notes and whiteboards

Convert photographed notes into editable text.

Searchable archives

Make a collection of images more searchable by extracting text for indexing.

Heads up

Common pitfalls

Image quality matters

Low resolution, blur, glare, and skewed angles reduce OCR accuracy. Use a clear scan where possible.

Fonts and handwriting

Stylized fonts and handwriting are harder to recognize than printed text.

Language selection

OCR works best when the selected language matches the document.

Sensitive documents

OCR may require processing your file to generate text output. Avoid uploading sensitive documents unless you trust the workflow for this tool.

Overview

What this tool supports

Feature checklist
A factual summary of what the OCR tool does.
FeatureSupportedNotes
Extract text from images
Yes
Great for scans and screenshots.
Extract text from PDFs
Yes
Works best when pages are clear.
Copyable results
Yes
Edit and copy the extracted text.
Signup required
No
No account needed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is OCR output inaccurate sometimes?
Can OCR extract text from PDFs?
Does the tool store uploaded files?
How do I improve results?
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Need text from a scan?

Upload a clear image or PDF and extract editable text.