Text Analysis Tools
OCR
Use OCR (optical character recognition) to read text from scanned documents and photographs. Add several images at once, or a scanned PDF, and get the text page by page, with a combined text file to download. Everything is processed on your device with an open-source engine, so your documents are never uploaded.
How to use it
- Choose up to ten images, or a PDF. Scanned PDFs are read page by page, up to 20 pages per run.
- Press Extract text and wait. A progress bar and status line show which page is being read.
- Review each page's text, correct it if needed, copy it, or download everything as one .txt file.
Example
Scan a three-page letter to a PDF, drop the file in, and receive three blocks of text, one per page, plus a combined download with a heading for each page.
Stop ends the run early and keeps the pages already read. Always proofread the output before relying on it.
Questions
What is the difference between this and the Image To Text Converter?
They share the same recognition engine. This tool is built for documents: several files at once, scanned PDFs, a result for every page and a combined text download. The Image To Text Converter is the simpler tool for a single picture.
Does it work on PDFs that already contain text?
It reads them too, but you will get exact text more easily by copying it straight from the PDF. OCR is meant for scanned pages that are just pictures.
Are my files uploaded?
No. PDFs and images are processed in your browser. Only the recognition engine and English language data are downloaded from this site.
Why are some pages poor quality?
Accuracy depends on the scan: resolution, contrast, skew and the font all matter. Each page shows a confidence score and a warning when it is low. Handwriting is not supported.
Which languages work?
English only for now.
What are the limits?
Up to ten files per run, images up to 30 MB, PDFs up to 100 MB and 20 pages per PDF. For longer documents run the remaining pages in another batch, for example by splitting the PDF first.
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