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OCR turns a picture of text into text you can search, copy, and edit.

Open OCR PDF

3 free tasks a day · No signup · Files never leave your device

Step by step

  1. 1Load the scanned PDF.
  2. 2Run OCR and wait for recognition.
  3. 3Export the recognised text.

Questions

Which languages are supported?+

English recognition is built in and works well on clean 300 DPI scans.

Are my files uploaded anywhere?+

No. Every PDFOnCall tool runs inside your browser, so the file never leaves your device. That is also why it finishes in seconds instead of waiting in an upload queue.

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Processed on your device, never uploaded.

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