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Recognize the text in PDFs with OCR

Need to reuse information from a document scan or photo? The optical character recognition (OCR) in PDF Expert lets you turn scans into text, so you can copy, highlight, and search it.

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Recognize the text in PDFs with OCR

What is OCR and how it can help you?

Some PDFs like scanned books or receipts aren’t searchable and don’t allow you to select and highlight text. Optical character recognition (OCR) in PDF Expert transforms these static documents into fully interactive files by recognizing text in scanned files, with the highest level of precision and impressive speed.

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Extract text from images

Save time by easily extracting and copying text from any scanned document or photo by running it through OCR in PDF Expert. No more manual typing – just run your document through OCR and get the text you need in seconds.

Highlight the text in scans

Recognize the text in any scanned document and treat it like any other PDF. Highlight important sections to remember and make your scans fully interactive and easy to navigate.

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Make scanned PDFs searchable

Instantly locate any word or phrase within your document. Save time and search through all your scanned documents thanks to fast and precise text recognition.

Recognize 20+ languages

Working with documents in different languages? No problem! The OCR in PDF Expert supports English, German, French, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Portuguese, and other languages. No matter the language, PDF Expert can recognize any text and turn your documents into accessible, searchable, and editable files.

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How to recognize text in a PDF using OCR

Watch this short, informative video to learn how to OCR PDF to text. Discover how easy it is to recognize text in scanned books, magazines, or any document, allowing you to copy, highlight, and search for any word with ease.

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