OLOCR

OLOCR is an online optical character recognition (OCR) tool that converts text from images, PDFs, and GIFs into editable, searchable, and copyable content. It processes image files (e.g., JPG, PNG, WEBP) and PDF documents, extracting both printed and handwritten text with high accuracy. Users can upload files directly from their device or drag and drop them into the browser interface. The tool supports over 100 languages, including common ones like English, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, and Japanese, as well as less widely supported scripts such as Cyrillic, Devanagari, and Thai. After extraction, OLOCR provides an optional AI correction feature that automatically fixes common OCR errors—such as misrecognized characters, spacing issues, or formatting inconsistencies—by analyzing the context and language patterns. This correction step can be toggled on or off based on user preference. The service also includes a built-in translator that allows users to convert the extracted text into any of the supported languages without leaving the platform. For document workflows, OLOCR offers dedicated converters: Image to Word (converts image text into .docx format), PDF to Word (extracts text from PDFs into an editable Word document), and PDF to Searchable Image (creates a PDF with a hidden text layer over the original scanned image, making it searchable by keyword). The GIF to Text feature handles animated images and extracts text from each frame or the first frame. Privacy is a core design principle: all file processing happens entirely on the user’s local device using browser-based AI models (WebAssembly or JavaScript-based OCR engines), so no image or document data is uploaded to any server. This means sensitive documents, contracts, personal notes, or copyrighted m