AI OCR — Image & PDF to Text
Real OCR (Tesseract.js), running entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded. For PDFs, each page is rendered as an image first, then read with the same OCR engine (Tesseract.js itself doesn't read PDF files directly — see the FAQ).
Language(s)Select every language actually present in your file — selecting languages that aren't there can reduce accuracy.
Choose a fileAbout the AI OCR — Image & PDF to Text
AI OCR reads the actual text in your images and scanned PDFs using Tesseract.js, a real open-source OCR engine — not a fake preview or a placeholder. Supports English, Urdu, and Arabic, individually or combined. For PDFs specifically, each page is rendered as an image first and then read with the same OCR engine, since Tesseract.js's own documentation states it doesn't read PDF files directly — this tool is upfront about that rather than pretending otherwise.
Features
- Real OCR text extraction, not a placeholder or preview
- English, Urdu, and Arabic — select any combination
- Works on images and multi-page scanned PDFs
- Search within the extracted text
- Copy to clipboard, or download as TXT or DOCX
- Cancel a running extraction at any time
How to Use
Choose the language(s) present in your file, upload an image or PDF (drag and drop, browse, or paste from clipboard), then tap Extract Text. For PDFs, each page is processed in turn with its own progress. Copy the result, search within it, or download as TXT or DOCX.
Benefits
- Nothing is uploaded — the OCR engine and all processing run locally in your browser
- No signup, no page limit imposed by a server
- Genuinely editable output you can search, copy, and reuse
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this actually read PDF files directly?
Not literally — and we'd rather tell you that plainly than pretend otherwise. The OCR engine this tool uses (Tesseract.js) explicitly does not support PDF files in its own documentation. So for PDFs, each page is rendered as an image first, then read with the same real OCR engine used for images. The result is genuine extracted text either way.
How accurate is the text extraction?
Accuracy depends heavily on image quality — clean, high-resolution scans of printed text typically extract very well. Handwriting, low-resolution photos, unusual fonts, or unselected languages will reduce accuracy. This is a real limitation of OCR technology generally, not specific to this tool.
Why choose the language before extracting?
The OCR engine loads a language-specific model to recognize characters, so it needs to know which script(s) to expect. Selecting a language that isn't actually in your file — or missing one that is — will reduce accuracy.
Is my file uploaded anywhere?
No — both the OCR engine and all processing run entirely inside your browser. Your file is never sent to a server.