Are the uploaded PDFs saved?

It is retained only for the period necessary for OCR processing and is automatically deleted after a certain period. If you are logged in, you can check the results from your history.

PDF Transcription (OCR)
Free OCR for PDF text

Q: Is it completely free to use?

You can try it for free up to 3 pages per day without registration. If you register for free, you can use up to 10 pages per day. If you want to use more, please consider a paid plan.

Q: Can scanned image PDFs also be transcribed?

Yes, even image PDFs without embedded text can be OCR-processed to extract and digitize text.

Q: How many pages does the PDF support?

A monthly limit is set for each plan. Please check the pricing page for details. The limit per file also varies depending on the plan.

Supports vertical PDF
Scanned image PDFs can also be read by OCR
No registration required, browser-only

Simply upload your PDF document, and our AI will read the content and convert it into text. You can also use it for text copying, downloading, summarizing, and translating.

Upload PDF and transcribe

Drag and drop PDF

Supported file formats: pdf / jpg / jpeg / png / webp

By uploading a file, you agree to our Terms of Service.

How to use (3 steps)

Upload PDF

You can upload either text PDFs or scanned image PDFs.

Automatic OCR processing

AI reads each page of the PDF and converts it to text.

Copy/Download

You can copy the results or save them as a text file.

Features of this tool

Supports vertical PDF

You can convert PDFs with vertical writing layouts, such as books, magazines, and administrative documents, directly into text.

OCR scanning of PDF files

Even image PDFs without embedded text can be OCR-processed to extract and digitize text.

Multilingual PDF support

Even PDFs containing a mixture of Japanese, English, Chinese, and other languages can be transcribed all at once.

Also supports image OCR

Please use the Image Transcription page for transcribing text from photos and screenshots.

What is PDF OCR? The difference between text PDFs and image PDFs

PDFs can be categorized into two types: \"text PDFs\", which have embedded text data, and \"image PDFs (scanned PDFs)\", where the entire page is saved as an image. While text PDFs can be copied directly, image PDFs require OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to extract the text from the page.

This tool utilizes the latest AI OCR engine, allowing you to convert both text PDFs and image PDFs into editable text simply by uploading them. It can be used for scanned PDFs of paper documents, as well as documents from vertically written books.

If you only want to transcribe a single image, the image transcription page is easier to use. Please use them according to your purpose.

FAQ

A: You can try it for free for up to 3 pages per day without registration. If you register for free, you can use up to 10 pages per day. If you want to use more, please consider a paid plan.

A: It will be retained only for the period necessary for OCR processing and will be automatically deleted after a certain period. If you are logged in, you can check the results from your history.

A: Yes. Even image PDFs without embedded text can be OCRed to extract and convert the text.

A: Yes. It also supports Japanese PDFs with vertical layouts. The accuracy varies depending on the resolution and text condition of the original PDF.

A: There is a monthly limit for each plan. Please check the pricing page for details. The limit per file also varies depending on the plan.

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PDF Transcription (OCR) Free OCR for PDF text