PDF OCR Tool

This tool performs automated OCR on PDF documents to produce machine-readable text and structured data. It supports multi-page PDFs, outputs in plain text, JSON, or searchable PDF, and can retain basic layout and tables where detectable. The core workflow segments pages, applies language-aware character recognition, and aggregates results with per-page confidence scoring for quality control. Downstream data can be extracted for indexing, search, or integration with NLP pipelines. Beneficiaries include researchers indexing archives, legal teams digitizing contracts, and knowledge workers converting scanned reports into editable content. Its unique value lies in configurable output formats and combined text plus layout-aware results, enabling efficient digitization without manual retyping. Core features include per-page text extraction, optional multi-language support, and support for table and layout structure where feasible; advanced users can enable batch processing and structured JSON exports for automation. Use cases span archival digitization, compliance documentation, and preparation of PDFs for machine learning pipelines.