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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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
Upload
Choose a scanned PDF (up to 20 pages) or a photo.
2
Pick the language
English, Turkish or both.
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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