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Redo PDF OCR

Replace or rebuild an existing OCR text layer when the current recognition is wrong, incomplete or based on the wrong language.

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What to expect from Redo PDF OCR

Replace or rebuild an existing OCR text layer when the current recognition is wrong, incomplete or based on the wrong language.

Useful for

  • Working with scans that do not contain reliable selectable text
  • Making paper records searchable before filing or review
  • Recovering text or tables from photographed and scanned pages

Three steps

  1. 1
    Add the PDF or source files needed for this task.
  2. 2
    Choose OCR language or scan-cleanup options when the page offers them.
  3. 3
    Process the job, review the result, then download the new file.

Before you rely on the result

Recognition quality depends on scan resolution, orientation, language and print quality. Check important names, numbers and legal text after OCR.

OCR and scan cleanup require server processing. Your file is uploaded temporarily for recognition and image cleanup, then the result is returned to you.

Questions people ask

Will OCR be perfectly accurate?

Recognition quality depends on scan resolution, orientation, language and print quality. Check important names, numbers and legal text after OCR.

Where is the file processed?

OCR and scan cleanup require server processing. Your file is uploaded temporarily for recognition and image cleanup, then the result is returned to you.

ProcessingServer processing
TypeOCR & Scanned PDF
StatusAvailable