OCR by language
Searchable PDFs in 100+ languages
The OCR reads printed text in more than 100 languages, and handwriting in widely used languages such as English, Spanish, French and German. You don't choose a language: it is detected on every page, and pages that mix languages work too.
Language guides
Chinese OCROCR for scanned Chinese PDFs and images. Search, select and copy Chinese text, accents included. Try 10 pages free.Read the guide →Spanish OCROCR for scanned Spanish PDFs and images. Search, select and copy Spanish text, accents included. Try 10 pages free.Read the guide →Arabic OCROCR for scanned Arabic PDFs and images. Search, select and copy Arabic text, accents included. Try 10 pages free.Read the guide →Hindi OCROCR for scanned Hindi PDFs and images. Search, select and copy Hindi text, accents included. Try 10 pages free.Read the guide →Portuguese OCROCR for scanned Portuguese PDFs and images. Search, select and copy Portuguese text, accents included. Try 10 pages free.Read the guide →Russian OCROCR for scanned Russian PDFs and images. Search, select and copy Russian text, accents included. Try 10 pages free.Read the guide →Japanese OCROCR for scanned Japanese PDFs and images. Search, select and copy Japanese text, accents included. Try 10 pages free.Read the guide →French OCROCR for scanned French PDFs and images. Search, select and copy French text, accents included. Try 10 pages free.Read the guide →German OCROCR for scanned German PDFs and images. Search, select and copy German text, accents included. Try 10 pages free.Read the guide →Korean OCROCR for scanned Korean PDFs and images. Search, select and copy Korean text, accents included. Try 10 pages free.Read the guide →Italian OCROCR for scanned Italian PDFs and images. Search, select and copy Italian text, accents included. Try 10 pages free.Read the guide →
Other languages work the same way: upload the file and the language is detected for you. Every account starts with free pages, so you can check the results on your own documents. Try it free.