PDF to Text Converter
Extract text from scanned PDFs and image-based PDF documents. This free OCR tool processes your PDFs entirely in your browser - no upload to external servers required.
Scanned PDF vs Text PDF
If you can select text in your PDF, it's already text-based - just copy it directly. OCR is for scanned PDFs where pages are images. This tool extracts text from those image-based PDFs.
How to Extract Text from PDF
- 1 Drop your PDF file
Drag and drop your scanned PDF document.
- 2 Wait for processing
Each page is OCR'd locally. Multi-page PDFs take a bit longer.
- 3 Copy extracted text
Get all pages as continuous text or copy page by page.
Common PDF OCR Uses
Scanned Documents
Convert scanned contracts, letters, and forms to editable text.
Book Scans
Extract text from PDF scans of books and articles.
Protected PDFs
Extract text from PDFs that block copy/paste.
Old Documents
Digitize archived PDF scans for searchability.
Tips for Better PDF OCR
- Higher DPI scans: 300 DPI or higher produces the best results
- Clean scans: Avoid skewed or blurry pages
- Single-column layouts: Work better than complex multi-column documents
- Standard fonts: Common fonts are recognized more accurately
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