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Extract Text from Scanned PDFs

Turn non-searchable paper scans and photocopies into clean, copyable text.

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PDF, PNG, JPG, WebP, BMP

Challenges in Scanned PDF OCR

  • Deskewing crooked scan rotations and warped page margins.
  • Filtering out hole-punch marks and staple shadows.
  • Differentiating dual-layer text overlays.
  • Maintaining speed on 100+ page PDF scans.

Deskew & Rotation Fix

Automatically corrects crooked scans and warped page margins.

Artifact Filtering

Removes hole-punch marks, staple shadows, and scan artifacts from output.

Dual-Layer Detection

Correctly differentiates between original text and annotation overlay layers.

100+ Page PDF Support

Maintains processing speed and accuracy on large 100+ page scanned PDFs.

Searchable PDF Output

Creates dual-layer searchable PDFs from non-searchable paper scans.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I process scanned PDFs over 100MB?

Yes! FastOCR supports large scanned PDF files up to 1GB for processing.

Need Multi-Page PDF OCR or Batch Processing?

Extract text from scanned PDFs, translate into 65+ languages, or process up to 25 files at once on the main FastOCR engine.

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