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English OCR

Convert scanned English documents, screenshots and photos of pages into clean, editable text. Printed English is where OCR is most accurate, and typed PDFs are read directly without OCR at all.

● Runs in your browser. Your files are never uploaded.

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Drop files here, or tap to choose PDF, scans, photos, Word, Excel, CSV. You can also paste a screenshot.

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Good for

Scanned contracts, agreements and letters
Receipts, invoices and bank statements
Book pages and printed reports
Screenshots of documents and slides

Tips for better English results

If your PDF was created from Word or another program, it already contains text and converts instantly, without OCR.
For screenshots, paste the image straight into the page with Ctrl+V or Cmd+V.
Faint photocopies improve a lot when rescanned in black and white at 300 dpi.

How it works

Drop a scanned PDF, photo or screenshot into the box above, or paste an image.
Pages that already contain text are read directly. Scanned pages go through English OCR in your browser.
Download the result as a Markdown (.md) file, or copy it and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Word or Google Docs.

Questions

Is this English OCR free?

Yes. Without an account you can convert 10 scanned pages a day, and a free account gives you 30. Pro removes the limit.

Are my English documents uploaded anywhere?

No. OCR runs inside your browser. The English language data is downloaded to your browser once, but your files never leave your device.

How accurate is English OCR?

Clean, printed English text at 300 dpi converts well. Handwriting, faint photocopies, stamps and decorative fonts reduce accuracy, so check names, numbers and dates against the original.

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