PDF OCR
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PDF OCR
What is PDF OCR?
PDF OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is the process of adding a text layer to scanned or image-based PDFs so that content becomes searchable, copyable, and editable. It enriches documents that are only images with a text layer.
PdfMetric's PDF OCR tool processes in your browser or on a secure server. It provides high-accuracy text recognition for supported languages. Free use is available.
When Should You Use It?
- Scanned documents: Make old documents or fax copies searchable
- Book and magazine pages: Extract text from scanned page images
- Historical archives: Make digitized documents accessible
- Accessibility: For use with screen readers and text-based tools
Advantages
- Searchable content: Search within scanned PDFs
- Multi-language support: Turkish, English, and other languages supported
- Copy and edit: Copy text and paste into other documents
- Accessibility: Provides text layer for screen readers
Frequently Asked Questions
Turkish, English, and many other languages are supported. Selecting the document language improves recognition accuracy.
Yes, but it's usually unnecessary. If a text layer already exists, search and copy work. OCR is mainly designed for scanned or image-based PDFs.
How to Use
- Upload your PDF: Select the scanned or image-based PDF you want to apply OCR to.
- Select language: Choose the language of the text in the document (for better recognition).
- Start OCR process: Click the Process button and wait for completion.
- Download result: Download the PDF with the text layer ready for search and copy.
Tip: High-resolution scans improve OCR accuracy. Use 300 dpi or higher if possible.
Tool Info
- Accepted formats: .pdf
- Max file size: 100 MB
- Processing: Server
Your Privacy
Files are securely processed and automatically deleted after processing.
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