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Pditor

OCR PDF

Drop a scanned PDF and get back a searchable PDF — the original pages with an invisible, selectable text layer — or plain .txt if you just need the words. Handwriting and low-quality scans get a smart fallback so you don't end up with gibberish.

Output

The language is detected per page — including documents that mix scripts. Nothing to choose.

How to

  1. 01

    Upload a scanned PDF

    Drop in the scanned or image-based PDF you want to pull text from.

  2. 02

    We recognise the text

    Pditor reads the pages at 300 dpi accuracy, with a smart fallback for handwriting and low-quality scans.

  3. 03

    Download the text

    Get back a searchable PDF — or plain .txt if you switched the output. Files auto-delete within an hour.

Why Pditor

Real text from scans

Turn a picture of a page into selectable, searchable text instead of an unsearchable image.

Smart fallback

Handwriting and rough scans get a fallback path so you get usable text instead of gibberish.

FAQ

What do I get back from OCR?+

By default, a searchable PDF: your original pages with an invisible text layer you can select, copy, and search. Prefer just the words? Switch the output to plain .txt.

Does it handle handwriting?+

Handwriting and low-quality scans get a smart fallback so results stay usable rather than garbled, though print scans are most accurate.

How accurate is the recognition?+

Clean scans are recognised at roughly 300 dpi accuracy. Quality depends on the source — sharper scans give better text.

Are my scans stored?+

No. Uploads and the text output are deleted within an hour.