Tool67 PDF · OCR & Scanned PDF

Convert Scan to Black & White

Convert scanned PDF pages to high-contrast black and white for simpler printing, OCR preprocessing or smaller scan output.

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OCR & Scanned PDF

Use Convert Scan to Black & White when the file needs this specific change

Convert scanned PDF pages to high-contrast black and white for simpler printing, OCR preprocessing or smaller scan output.

Common situations

  • 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

From source file to result

  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.

Quality and processing notes

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