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English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese (simplified/traditional), Japanese, Korean, Hindi, and 15+ more.
Accuracy is 97–99% for clean, well-lit scans. Lower quality or handwritten documents may be 80–90%.
Yes. Ask in the studio: "apply OCR and convert to Word" for a .docx output.
Yes. Our engine handles photos with moderate skew, shadows, and lighting variations.
Upload your scanned PDF at editdocsai.com/tools/ocr-pdf. Our OCR engine adds a searchable text layer. Free, no account needed.
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Russian, Dutch, and 11 more.
Yes. In AI Studio, type "apply OCR and save as text file" to get a plain .txt output instead of (or in addition to) the searchable PDF.
For clean, flat scans: 97–99% accuracy. For photos with shadows, skew, or low resolution: 80–90%. Rotating to straighten the page before OCR improves accuracy significantly.
| EditDocs AI | Basic PDF Tools | Premium Software | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OCR PDF | ✅ Free | ✅ Free* | ✅ Paid only |
| Files deleted after | 60 minutes | 24+ hours | Stored indefinitely |
| AI natural language | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Batch processing | ✅ Unlimited | ✅ Paid | ✅ Paid |
| Account required | ❌ No | ❌ No | ✅ Always |
| API access | ✅ Free tier | ✅ Paid | ✅ Enterprise |
| Workflow automation | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
* Basic tools have limits on free usage. EditDocs AI core features are always free.