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Extract Text from PDF (OCR)

Use Machine Learning to convert scanned images into selectable text

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STEP 01Upload PDF

Select any scanned PDF document

STEP 02AI Extraction

Our Tesseract OCR engine scans the image for characters

STEP 03Download Text

Get a clean, searchable PDF document


What is the OCR PDF Scanner?

The PDFixo OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool uses advanced Tesseract AI models to 'read' the text inside of flat, scanned images. It converts un-selectable images into perfectly selectable, searchable text so you can copy and paste with ease.

How to use OCR PDF Scanner

1

Upload a scanned PDF document by dragging it into the zone or clicking 'Upload PDF'.

2

Click 'Extract Text'. Wait a few moments as the AI scans every page of your document.

3

Download your new, clean PDF containing all the extracted text.

Why use our OCR PDF Scanner?

Machine Learning AI

Powered by the industry-standard Tesseract OCR engine.

Completely Free

Most companies charge a premium for OCR because it is expensive to run. We offer it for free.

Secure Processing

Files are processed and immediately deleted from temporary storage.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does OCR mean?

OCR stands for Optical Character Recognition. It's the process of looking at an image (like a photo of a book) and having a computer figure out what letters are in the image.

Why is it taking a minute to process?

OCR is very complex for a computer! It has to analyze every single pixel on every page to guess the text. Please be patient.

Is my original formatting preserved?

No. OCR extracts the raw text. Your output will be a plain document containing just the words from the original scan.

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