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PDF OCR

Extract text from scanned PDFs and images using optical character recognition.

â„šī¸ For text-based PDFs, selectable text is extracted directly. Scanned image OCR may require server-side OCR support.
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PDF, JPG, PNG, WEBP, TIFF supported

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I extract text from a scanned PDF for free?

Upload your scanned PDF or image to HailPDF's free OCR tool, choose the language, and download the recognised text as a .txt file.

How many languages does the OCR support?

HailPDF's OCR recognises text in 13 languages, so you can extract content from documents in many common scripts.

Does OCR work on photos and images too?

Yes. You can run OCR on photographed documents and image files, not just PDFs, to pull out readable text.

Is OCR free on HailPDF?

Yes, OCR text extraction is completely free with no signup. Convert the result further with PDF to Word if needed.