OCR PDF to Plain Text

Recognize visible characters from rendered PDF pages and download searchable UTF-8 text. Supports English, Bengali, Hindi and Arabic, one selected language per run.

Choose a PDF to uploadPDF only · Maximum 18 MB · Additional page limits below

Recognize languageI approve temporary processing on the private PDF Workroom server. No third-party document API receives the PDF.

Select your PDF and confirm processing.

What this tool does

Recognize visible characters from rendered PDF pages and download searchable UTF-8 text. Supports English, Bengali, Hindi and Arabic, one selected language per run.

How to use

Choose a PDF, select options where offered, approve private server processing and then download the TXT output. Inspect the result before relying on it.

Output and limits

Uses page-image OCR; words, order and accuracy can differ from the source. Maximum 12 pages. Select a language before uploading.

Maximum upload size is 18 MB. The service processes one job at a time with CPU, memory and duration caps. It rejects malformed or unsupported documents.

Privacy

The tool sends the PDF only to this site's isolated processing service after consent. Document bytes are not stored in public directories, sent to advertising services or retained in user accounts.

Questions

Does it run offline?

No, this specific tool requires an upload to our own server.

Does the output guarantee perfect fidelity?

No. The operation has specific limitations described above, and you should review the result.