Upload a PDF here or open a language page for script-specific guidance. Long-form tips, FAQs, and examples stay below the tool so you can extract first, read later.
Drop PDF here or click (max 50 MB).
Convert scanned PDFs, books, invoices, research papers, and multilingual documents into editable text instantly. ConversionTab’s OCR runs directly in your browser — no uploads to our servers for processing, no installation, and strong privacy for typical use. Whether your document uses one language or several scripts, you can extract reusable text in seconds.
Supports 127 languages including English, Arabic, Hindi, Urdu, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), Japanese, Korean, Turkish, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Persian, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Ukrainian, Greek, Hebrew, Czech, and many more.
Unlike traditional server-side OCR, ConversionTab runs recognition in your browser. Your file is not sent to our servers for extraction, which keeps typical workflows private and can feel faster for repeat tasks on a capable device.
The tool lists OCR languages covering Latin, RTL, and many complex scripts. Select every language that appears in your PDF (including mixed-language pages) before you extract for the best practical accuracy.
For best results, match the picker to the languages actually printed in your PDF.
Can I extract text from scanned PDFs?
Yes. Enable text from images so OCR runs on scanned pages and embedded images.
Is my file uploaded to your servers?
Extraction runs in your browser; we do not upload your PDF to our servers for this step or store it for OCR.
Can I extract text from multiple languages in one PDF?
Yes. Select every relevant language in the picker before you extract to improve accuracy on mixed documents.
Does this work on mobile devices?
Yes, on modern mobile browsers. Large files and long documents are heavier on phones; a desktop browser is often smoother.
What formats can I export the extracted text to?
Copy from the output area or download a .txt file. You can use other ConversionTab tools to convert that text into CSV, JSON, XML, or other formats.
Case study: A finance team receives scanned invoices in six languages. They need text without installing heavy desktop software.
Problem: Copy-paste fails on image-only PDFs; generic tools do not explain how scan quality affects each script.
ConversionTab approach: Pick the language page for script-specific advice, upload here or there, turn on “text from images” when pages are flattened scans, extract, then review totals and names before reuse.
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