The pages look the same; the text sits invisibly under each page.

Do my files leave my device?

No. Text is read in your browser. The OCR engine and language data are downloaded once, then your files are processed and stay on your device.

Which languages work?

More than 40, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi and Russian. Each language downloads the first time you use it.

Run OCR on a PDF so you can search and copy its text in any PDF reader.

Drop a scanned PDF or imagesor paste with ⌘V. Your files stay on your device.

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Good to know: The pages look the same; the text sits invisibly under each page.
Do my files leave my device?: No. Text is read in your browser. The OCR engine and language data are downloaded once, then your files are processed and stay on your device.
Which languages work?: More than 40, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi and Russian. Each language downloads the first time you use it.

Ready-made settings for common jobs.

More ways to get text out of files.

Scanned or not

Photos, screenshots, scans

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