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OCR PDF

Extract text from PDF documents using advanced OCR technology. Convert scanned documents and images to editable text.

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OCR Settings

Plain Text (.txt)

OCR Method

Using PyMuPDF text extraction for PDFs with embedded text. For scanned documents, additional OCR engines may be required.

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Select the PDF document you want to extract text from

Extract Text

Choose output format and extract text using OCR technology

Download Results

Get extracted text in your chosen format with preview option

OCR Features

  • • Advanced text extraction from PDF documents with embedded text
  • • Three output formats: plain text, structured JSON, and markdown
  • • Real-time text preview with character and line counting
  • • Automatic download with format-appropriate file extensions
  • • Comprehensive text analysis including page-by-page breakdown
  • • Works best with PDFs containing selectable text content