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OCR PDF

Recognizes text in scanned documents in Russian and English. Output: Word, TXT, or a PDF where search and copy work.

The file is processed on the server in memory and deleted immediately after the response

What do you need to do today?

Coming soon
Paid access — up to 500 files per session, files up to 200 MB, no caption on documents While the service is in development, it’s free: up to 50 files per session, files up to 30 MB. This is a temporary limit.

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From PDF

PDF to WordEditable .docx with tables and layout PDF to JPGEach page as a separate image PDF to TXTAll document text in a .txt file

To PDF

Word to PDFDOC, DOCX, ODT, and RTF to PDF Excel to PDFXLS, XLSX, and ODS spreadsheets to PDF PowerPoint to PDFPPT and PPTX presentations to PDF JPG to PDFPhotos and scans into one PDF

Pages and files

Merge PDFSeveral PDFs into one file Split PDFInto pages, ranges, or parts Organize PDFReorder, delete, rotate pages Rotate PDFAll pages or selected ones

Optimize

Compress PDFReduce file size OCR PDFOCR: text from Russian scans PDF to PDF/AArchival format for long-term storage Repair PDFFix a damaged file

Formatting

Page numbersNumber document pages Watermark“Copy” stamp or any text

Security

Protect PDFSet an open password Unlock PDFRemove protection if you know the password

PDF with a text layer

“Searchable PDF” mode keeps the scan’s appearance and adds invisible recognized text beneath the image: you can search the document and copy from it.

How to improve results

Scans at 300 dpi or higher are recognized best. The service automatically rotates upside-down pages and straightens skew.

FAQ

Which languages are recognized?

Russian and English, including both in the same document.

How many pages can be recognized?

Up to 30 pages at a time. For a long document, specify a range in the “Pages” field and recognize it in parts.

Why are there errors in the text?

Recognition quality depends on the scan. Best results: 300 dpi, a flat page without shadows or glare. Handwriting is not recognized.

What is a “Searchable PDF”?

It’s the original scan with invisible recognized text beneath the image. The document looks the same, but search and copy work in it.