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Copy Text from a Scanned PDF or Photo (OCR)

Cannot select the text in a scanned order, report or letter? Run OCR to turn the image into plain text you can copy and quote.

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or choose from your device

PDF, JPG, PNG Files are only sent when you start the job.

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  • 10.0 MB per file
  • Up to 1 files
  • 20 pages
  • Kept for 60 minutes

Uploaded files are stored temporarily and removed when they expire. An accepted job keeps running even if you close the page.

Good to know
OCR output is plain text; the original layout may not be kept.

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What OCR does

Scanned documents are pictures, so their words cannot be selected or searched. OCR (optical character recognition) reads those images and returns plain text.

Choose English, Turkish or both. The output is a TXT file; layout is not kept, but the text is ready to paste anywhere.

How to use Copy Text from a Scanned PDF or Photo (OCR)

  1. 1

    Upload

    Choose a scanned PDF (up to 20 pages) or a photo.

  2. 2

    Pick the language

    English, Turkish or both.

  3. 3

    Get the text

    Download the TXT file and copy what you need.

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Tips

  • Extract only the pages you need with Edit PDF pages before running OCR.
  • Skewed or low-resolution scans reduce accuracy; 300 DPI works best.

Tools used

PDF to WordTurn PDF documents into editable Word files.Edit PDF pagesSplit, reorder, rotate or remove pages.Extract text (OCR)Make text in scanned documents and images usable.

Frequently asked questions

Does it read handwriting?

OCR is built for printed text; handwriting accuracy is low.

How many pages?

Up to 20 pages per PDF.

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NO COMPLEXITY NEEDED

Three steps,
and you are done.

  1. 1

    Choose a tool

    Pick the right tool and check its limits.

  2. 2

    Add your file

    Drag and drop, then adjust the settings.

  3. 3

    Get the result

    Start the job and download your output.

Your file. Your control.

Files are uploaded over an encrypted connection only when you start a job. They are deleted when they expire, and you can delete them earlier at any time.

Got a question?

Which tools are available?

Ten tools: merge, compress and edit PDF pages, PDF ↔ Word, PDF ↔ Excel, PDF ↔ JPG/PNG and OCR text extraction. Each tool shows its limits in the job panel.

Where do my files go?

When you start a job, files are sent to our server over an encrypted connection, are only reachable from your session and are deleted when they expire. Early deletion closes access immediately.

Do PDF → Word and Excel keep the original layout?

PDF → Word rebuilds fonts, images, tables and columns into an editable document; complex designs may differ. PDF → Excel extracts detected tables; run OCR first for scanned documents.

Which files can I use?

Depending on the tool: PDF, DOCX, XLSX, JPG and PNG. Password-protected PDFs and Office files with macros or external links are not supported. Size and page limits are shown in the job panel.