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OCR PDF

Recognize text in scanned PDFs and photos of documents in 16 languages, including English and Bengali, and export it to Word or plain text.

How to use OCR PDF

  1. Upload a scanned PDF.
  2. Select the document language(s), pages and output format.
  3. Click "Recognize text" and download the Word or text file.

Frequently asked questions

Which languages are supported?

English, Bengali, Hindi, Arabic, Urdu, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Turkish, Indonesian, Chinese, Japanese and Korean.

How accurate is OCR?

Clear, straight scans at 200–300 dpi give the best results. The confidence score is shown for every file.