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OCR PDF

Make scanned PDFs and photos searchable: recognise the text in English, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and more, on your device.
PDF, JPG, PNG, WebP · several images become one PDF

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The first run downloads the language data once (1 to 3 MB), later runs start straight away.

  • On your device
  • Max 100 MB per file
  • Works offline after first use
  • About 2 to 6 seconds per page
  • Current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari on desktop, Android and iPhone.
  • Works offline after first use
  • Accuracy depends on scan quality: clear, straight scans at 200 to 300 DPI work best. Handwriting is not supported.
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About OCR PDF

Optical character recognition (OCR) reads the text in scanned documents and photos. The result is either a searchable PDF that looks exactly like the scan but lets you search, select and copy text, or a plain text file.

How to use OCR PDF

  1. Add a scanned PDF or one or more images.
  2. Choose the document language and the output.
  3. Start OCR and download the searchable PDF or text file.

Good to know

  • Runs on your device: the file is not uploaded to Quickaboo.
  • Languages: English, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Spanish, Portuguese and Indonesian.
  • The language data downloads once (1 to 3 MB) and is then cached by your browser.
  • Clear, straight scans at 200 to 300 DPI give the best accuracy.

Frequently Asked Questions

Printed text in good scans is usually recognised very accurately. Blurry photos, unusual fonts and handwriting reduce accuracy, try the Best accuracy setting for difficult pages.

No. The original pages are kept as they are, and an invisible text layer is added on top.

Yes. Choose Arabic or Urdu, the recognised text is shown right to left. Keep "Also recognise English words" on for mixed documents.

On your device. The tool runs inside your browser, so your files are not uploaded to Quickaboo.

100 MB per file. About 2 to 6 seconds per page. Very large files need more memory, so phones may handle less than computers.

Current versions of Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari on desktop, Android and iPhone.

Accuracy depends on scan quality: clear, straight scans at 200 to 300 DPI work best. Handwriting is not supported.

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