Scanned documents are just images — you can't search or select the text. OCR turns them into a real, searchable PDF.
Turns scanned pages into selectable, searchable text.
Makes old scanned records searchable again.
Unlocked with a Pro plan.
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Auto-deleted in 1hrOptical Character Recognition (OCR) analyzes a scanned image and recognizes the printed text, turning it into real, selectable text within the PDF.
OCR is optimized for printed text; handwritten text recognition is less reliable.
Our OCR tool processes documents in English by default.
It's a Pro tool, included with the Pro plan.
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