OCR PDF
Make scanned PDFs searchable with optical character recognition (OCR). Convert image-based pages into selectable, searchable text.
Open OCR PDFFree online PDF utilities
OCR PDF and Extract Text Online
Scanned pages contain pictures of text rather than selectable characters. OCR recognizes those characters so documents can be searched, copied, or converted.
PDF to Text
Extract plain text from any PDF file. OCR support helps recover text from scanned documents and image-based PDFs.
Open PDF to TextPDF to Word
Convert PDF files to editable Word DOCX documents while preserving layout, tables, and formatting as closely as possible.
Open PDF to WordPDF to Excel
Extract tables and data from PDF files into editable Excel spreadsheets. Ideal for invoices, reports, and financial documents.
Open PDF to ExcelOCR or direct text extraction?
Try PDF to Text first when you can already select text in the PDF. Use OCR PDF for photographs and scanned pages where selection is impossible. Use PDF to Word when you need an editable document with approximate layout rather than plain extracted text.
Improve recognition accuracy
- Use straight, well-lit scans
- Crop large borders and rotate sideways pages first
- Proofread names, numbers, tables, and uncommon fonts after OCR
Choose the right PDF tool
Start with the result you need, then open the focused tool above. Each tool page explains what it changes, where processing happens, and which related utility can help with the next step. Your original file is not modified.