What does OCR do to a scanned PDF?

OCR attempts to recognize words from the page images so you can work with the resulting text.

Is recognized text always accurate?

No. Scan quality, language, handwriting and layout affect recognition. Review important text and numbers.

Text recognition does not guarantee that the original table structure or visual layout will be reconstructed.

OCR PDF processes the file in your browser; the file is not uploaded for processing.

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Turn photographed or scanned words into recognized text. OCR can misread letters, numbers and layout, so proofreading is part of the process.

What does OCR do to a scanned PDF?: OCR attempts to recognize words from the page images so you can work with the resulting text.
Is recognized text always accurate?: No. Scan quality, language, handwriting and layout affect recognition. Review important text and numbers.
Can OCR recover every table or document layout?: Text recognition does not guarantee that the original table structure or visual layout will be reconstructed.
Where does OCR PDF process my file?: OCR PDF processes the file in your browser; the file is not uploaded for processing.