Korean characters, recognized properly
Hangul is recognized as full syllable blocks, along with the numbers, Latin letters and occasional Hanja found in business and legal documents.
Handwritten Korean is recognized too, alongside printed text on the same page. Neat block letters come out best; hurried cursive is less reliable.
No language setting needed
You don't pick a language. The OCR detects it on each page, so a folder of Korean files and English files can go in the same batch.
Korean documents often include English names and terms. The OCR reads both on the same page without choosing a language.
Searching Korean text in the result
Korean uses spaces between words, but PDF search also matches parts of words, so searching for 계약 finds 계약서 as well.
Korean documents people convert
- Contracts (계약서)
- Tax invoices (세금계산서) and receipts (영수증)
- Certificates and registry documents
- Bank and insurance documents
- Forms filled in by hand
Older and harder documents
Modern print works well. Older documents with a lot of Hanja, faint photocopies and low-resolution scans cause most errors, so test a few pages first.
If a file already has a text layer, it is returned unchanged. Tick Force OCR to replace a poor existing text layer; see how Force OCR works.
How to convert
- Create an account. It comes with 10 free pages to try it, valid for 7 days, with no credit card.
- Drop in PDFs, JPGs or PNGs, up to 50 files at a time.
- Most files are ready in 10 to 30 seconds. Download each searchable PDF, or all of them as a ZIP.
After that, monthly plans start at $9 for 250 pages, or you can buy a one-off pack of 250 pages for $14.99 or 1,000 pages for $39.99. Pack pages never expire.
Questions
- Do I need to choose Korean before uploading?
- No. The language is detected automatically, including on pages that mix Korean and English.
- Does it read handwritten Korean?
- Yes. Handwritten Korean is supported alongside printed text. Neat handwriting gives the best results.
- Will the document look different?
- No. The page image stays the same. OCR adds an invisible text layer on top of it.
- Are my files kept?
- No. Files are deleted automatically within an hour of processing.