Read scanned PDF (OCR)
Read the English text in a scanned PDF or a photo of a page, on your device.
Runs in this browser. Nothing you give it is uploaded.
How to use it.
- Choose a scanned PDF or a picture of a page.
- Pick the pages (up to 10 at a time) and turn the page if it is sideways.
- Press Read the text. Copy the result or download it as a .txt file.
Questions
Which languages does it read?
English letters and numbers only for now. Hindi and other scripts are not included, and handwriting is read badly or not at all.
How accurate is it?
The tool shows a score out of 100 for the pages it read. A clean, straight, printed page scores high. Always check numbers, names and dates against the original.
Why only 10 pages at a time?
Reading pictures needs a lot of memory and time, especially on a phone. Run it again with the next pages.
Do I get a searchable PDF?
No. You get the text. Making a PDF with an invisible text layer is not part of this tool.
Need this built into your business?
These tools are small examples of how we work: software that does one job well, where your data already is. If a job like this happens in your company every day, tell us about it.