PDF GUIDE

OCR Scanned Document

Turn scanned document pages into searchable text output.

OCR scanned document

OCR is useful for scanned notes, forms and printed documents. Recognition quality depends on scan resolution, contrast, skew, handwriting and the selected language model.

How to use PDF Forge

  1. Open the related PDF tool.
  2. Select your document and choose the required settings.
  3. Process the document in the browser and download the result.

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Important quality notes

Results depend on the source document. Digitally generated PDFs generally convert more accurately than scans, photographed pages or documents with unusual fonts and complex positioning. Review the output before submitting or publishing it.

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