Browser-first OCR
Free Unlimited OCR for Images and PDFs
Extract editable text from screenshots, scans, photos, and PDFs. Files stay on your device whenever the local OCR engine is available.
- No signup
- No watermark
- Browser-first
- Batch-ready
Live OCR tool
Upload, paste, or try a sample
Drop images or PDFs here
or choose files, paste an image, or run the sample
Ready. Files are processed in this browser.
OCR workflow
Is your PDF not searchable?
If search cannot find words, selection highlights the whole page, or copy-paste returns empty text, you are probably looking at image-only pages. OCR turns those pixels back into editable text.
Core workflows
Every SEO page is also a tool entry
Image to Text
Screenshots, scans, photos, JPG, PNG, WebP, and TIFF files become selectable text.
PDF OCR
Scanned PDFs are rendered locally page by page before OCR reads the text.
Batch OCR
Multiple files run through a visible queue so long jobs stay traceable.
OCR to Markdown
Prepare cleaner text for AI notes, RAG pipelines, and document search.
Tool directory
OCR tools grouped by search intent
Image OCR tools
- Image to Text OCR Online
Use this Image to Text OCR tool to convert screenshots, scans, photos, JPG, PNG, WebP, and TIFF files into editable private browser text fast online now.
- Screenshot to Text OCR
Use Screenshot to Text OCR online to copy text from app screens, slides, chats, error messages, browser captures, and pasted images privately and fast.
- JPG to Text OCR Converter
Use this JPG to Text OCR converter for JPEG photos, scanned pages, receipts, whiteboards, and camera images with private browser OCR extraction online.
- PNG to Text OCR Converter
Use this PNG to Text OCR converter for screenshots and scans with private browser OCR, copy actions, clean TXT downloads, and no signup requirement now.
PDF OCR workflows
- PDF OCR Online for Scanned Documents
Run PDF OCR online for scanned documents, image-only pages, old reports, research files, and private browser-first text extraction workflows online now.
- Make PDF Searchable with OCR
Make PDF Searchable with OCR by adding text-layer workflows, PDF/A planning, privacy tradeoffs, searchable output checks, and browser-first extraction.
- Batch OCR Multiple Images and PDFs
Run Batch OCR for multiple images, scans, and PDFs with a browser-first queue, visible progress, labeled outputs, TXT downloads, and private handling.
- PDF to Markdown OCR for AI and RAG
Use PDF to Markdown OCR to turn scanned PDFs into AI-ready text for RAG pipelines, Obsidian, Notion, notes, document parsing, and review workflows today.
Business OCR tools
- OCR to Excel for Tables and Receipts
Plan OCR to Excel workflows for receipts, invoices, tables, and forms with CSV-ready text extraction, field review, import guidance, and privacy checks.
- Receipt OCR Online
Use Receipt OCR online for expense notes, merchant names, dates, totals, tax lines, and item text with privacy-first browser extraction workflows online.
- Invoice OCR Online
Use Invoice OCR online to extract vendor names, invoice numbers, dates, totals, tax lines, payment terms, and billing details with private OCR review.
- OCR API for Images and PDFs
Compare OCR API workflows for images, PDFs, searchable PDF, Markdown, JSON, webhooks, rate limits, retries, idempotency, and private document handling.
Research and model guides
- Baidu Unlimited-OCR Guide
Read this Baidu Unlimited-OCR guide for long document OCR, one-shot parsing, R-SWA attention, DeepSeek-OCR context, setup choices, benchmarks, and use cases.
- About Unlimited OCR
Learn about Unlimited OCR, a private browser OCR tool for image to text, PDF OCR, batch OCR, searchable PDF planning, and AI document workflows online.
- Contact Unlimited OCR Support
Contact Unlimited OCR support for browser OCR help, privacy questions, PDF OCR feedback, batch OCR requests, API interest, and partnership notes online.
Positioning
Unlimited OCR vs ordinary free OCR tools
| Option | What users should expect |
|---|---|
| Typical free OCR | Signup walls, file caps, server queues, unclear retention |
| Unlimited OCR | No account, local-first processing, visible queue, honest browser limits |
| Cloud OCR API | Better automation, higher cost, explicit retention policy required |
Users
Built for people with files, not patience
Students
slides, screenshots, lecture notes, textbook scans
Researchers
old papers, archives, citations, scanned PDFs
Finance teams
receipts, invoices, tables, expense evidence
Developers
OCR API planning, Markdown extraction, RAG inputs
Legal teams
contracts, exhibits, searchable document review
AI builders
document parsing, chunking, long PDF cleanup
Guide
How to choose the right OCR workflow
Private OCR
Files processed locally are easier to trust for contracts, receipts, research notes, and medical paperwork because there is no upload queue to audit.
PDF OCR
A scanned PDF behaves like a photo album. OCR has to render each page image, recognize characters, and then expose text for copy or search.
Batch OCR
Batch processing is the real commercial pain because users with dozens of files need status, retries, naming, and exports, not a single demo box.
AI document parsing
OCR for AI workflows should preserve headings, page boundaries, tables, and citations so downstream retrieval does not lose document context.
FAQ
FAQ about Unlimited OCR
What is Unlimited OCR?
Unlimited OCR is a browser-first OCR workspace that converts images and PDFs into editable text without a server-side page counter.
Is this OCR tool really free?
The browser workflow is free to use. Your device performs the OCR work, which removes the usual server cost behind strict free-tier limits.
Do I need to create an account?
No. The current tool works without signup, passwords, or account setup.
Are my files uploaded?
The live image and PDF workflow keeps files in the browser when Tesseract.js and PDF.js load correctly.
Can I OCR multiple files at once?
Yes. Select multiple images or PDFs and the queue processes them one by one with visible status.
Can I make a PDF searchable?
You can extract text from scanned PDFs here. Searchable PDF generation is described separately because adding a text layer has stricter output requirements.
Which languages are supported?
The default workspace ships with English OCR. Additional Tesseract language packs can be added as the site expands.
What is Baidu Unlimited-OCR?
Baidu Unlimited-OCR is a 2026 open-source model focused on long-horizon document parsing. This site is independent and uses a browser-first tool for the live demo.
Can OCR read handwriting?
Some handwriting can be recognized, but accuracy varies strongly by writing style, contrast, and scan quality.
Is there an OCR API?
The launch focuses on the browser tool and SEO pages. API positioning is prepared for future batch and developer workflows.
Start now
Turn locked pixels into editable text
Upload an image or PDF, inspect the output, then move into batch, PDF, Markdown, or API workflows when the job needs more structure.
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