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OCR text extraction

PDF OCR Online

Extract editable text from scanned and image-based PDF pages with browser-based OCR.

Scanned PDFsEnglish + HindiUp to 25 MB

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PDF only | Maximum 25 MB | Up to 100 pages

Scanned PDF OCR

Turn image-based PDF pages into selectable text.

Copy or export

Review the extracted text, edit it if needed, or download TXT.

Browser workflow

PDF rendering and OCR recognition happen on the client side.

Free PDF OCR Converter

ClearKitPDF PDF OCR converts scanned and image-based PDF pages into editable text. It renders each PDF page and uses Tesseract.js OCR to recognize the selected language.

How to OCR a PDF

  1. Upload your scanned or image-based PDF.
  2. Select English, Hindi, or mixed English + Hindi OCR.
  3. Start OCR and wait for the page-by-page progress to finish.
  4. Review, copy, edit, or download the extracted text.

OCR accuracy

OCR accuracy depends on scan quality, resolution, font, contrast, rotation, handwriting, and document layout. Tables, handwritten text, and complex columns may require manual cleanup.

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