Free OCR Tool
Extract text from images and PDFs instantly — 100% free, no sign-up
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English
Indonesian
Chinese
Japanese
Korean
Spanish
French
German
Drag & drop an image or PDF here, or browse
Supports: JPEG, PNG, WebP, PDF (max 10MB)
What is OCR?
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is a technology that converts images of text into machine-readable text. This allows you to extract text from scanned documents, photos, screenshots, and PDFs. Kolosal's OCR tool uses advanced AI to accurately recognize text in multiple languages.
Supported File Types
- Images: JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, BMP
- Documents: PDF (single and multi-page)
- Maximum file size: 10MB
For best results, use clear, high-resolution images with good lighting and minimal blur.
How it works
- Upload an image or PDF by dragging and dropping or clicking to browse.
- Select a language or use auto-detect for automatic language recognition.
- Click "Process" to extract text from your file.
- Copy the extracted text or view the structured JSON response.
Privacy & Data Handling
Your uploaded files are processed securely and are not stored permanently. Files are deleted immediately after processing. We do not use your data for training purposes. For more details, see our Privacy Policy.
API Access
Need to integrate OCR into your application? Check out our OCR API documentation for programmatic access with additional features like custom schemas and batch processing.