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Extract text from images and PDFs
Turn a photo, screenshot or scanned PDF into real, selectable text.
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Can't copy text from an image? Here's how to extract it
Upload the image to the OCR tool, and the text is read and returned as real, selectable text you can copy or download - typically within a few seconds.
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How to convert an image to text
Upload the JPG, PNG or WebP file to the OCR tool and it reads the text in the image, returning it as real text you can copy or download as a .txt file.
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Need text from a screenshot? Extract it in your browser
Upload the screenshot to the OCR tool. Screenshots usually convert very accurately, since the text in them is typically crisp and high-contrast rather than photographed.
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How to extract text from a scanned PDF
Upload the scanned PDF to the OCR tool and choose PDF to Text. Each page is read in turn, and any page that already has real text is used directly rather than re-read - only pages that are genuinely scans get OCR.
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How to make a scanned PDF searchable
Upload the scanned PDF, choose Scanned PDF to Searchable PDF, and download the result. It looks pixel-for-pixel identical to the original - the only change is an invisible text layer underneath that makes Ctrl+F, text selection and copy-paste all work.
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How to OCR a PDF in your browser
Upload the PDF to the OCR tool. Choose PDF to Text if you want the words themselves, or Scanned PDF to Searchable PDF if you want the document to keep looking the same but become searchable and selectable.