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OCR PDF Converter

OCR PDF Converter extracts text from scanned PDFs and produces editable text or searchable PDFs for research, office workflows, and archival projects.

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About This Tool

The OCR PDF Converter processes image-based PDFs to produce editable text or searchable PDFs. It detects pages, recognizes characters, and reconstructs the layout with attention to headings, columns, and bullet-like structures. This enables quick indexing, retrieval, and editing of previously inaccessible documents. The tool supports multiple languages, and can operate in batch mode for large collections, making it suitable for libraries, legal departments, finance teams, and researchers who handle scanned invoices, contracts, and reports.

Conceptually, the system performs pre-processing to improve image quality, applies language-model-aware OCR to extract text, and then performs post-processing to correct common recognition errors and align text with page structure. Outputs include plain text for downstream processing and searchable PDFs for archival and compliance needs. The solution differentiates itself with language auto-detection, layout-aware text reconstruction, and secure, ephemeral processing that minimizes data retention. Use cases include digitizing supplier invoices, scanning contracts for full-text search, and converting archival reports into indexable documents. Its value lies in faster data access, improved compliance, and reduced manual transcription effort compared to manual re-entry of scanned content.

How to Use

1. Upload a PDF document or batch of PDFs
2. Select OCR languages (or enable automatic detection) and choose output format (TXT or searchable PDF; DOCX in enterprise tier)
3. Configure optional page range, deskew/despeckle, and image-region OCR if needed
4. Run the conversion and monitor progress if processing a batch
5. Download or export the resulting text and/or searchable PDF

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