Free Online OCR is a web-based Optical Character Recognition (OCR) service that converts images and PDFs into editable text formats. It supports 46 recognition languages, including English, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Users can upload various image formats such as PDF, TIFF, JPEG, BMP, PCX, PNG, and GIF, and convert them into formats like Microsoft Word, Excel, RTF, and plain text.
Key Features
- Multiple recognition languages supported
- Various input and output formats available
- No software installation required
- Secure conversion process
- Ability to copy extracted text to clipboard
- Email OCR service available
Use Cases
- Extracting text from scanned images and PDF documents
- Creating searchable, editable, and accessible content
- Book digitization and data mining
- Extracting text from invoices, receipts, and other documents
- Quick translation of text from images
Usage
- Upload the image or PDF document.
- Select the recognition language and output format.
- Download the converted file or copy the extracted text.
Registered users can enjoy additional features such as converting multi-page PDFs, larger file sizes, and more output formats.