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OCR Text Recognition

Recognize Simplified Chinese and English text from images or multi-page PDFs locally in your browser.

Practical guide

How to use OCR Text Recognition

Recognize Simplified Chinese and English text from images or multi-page PDFs locally in your browser. This page also explains the workflow, practical use cases and privacy behavior so you can decide whether the tool fits your task before processing anything.

How it works

  1. Choose the source file or files from your device.
  2. Adjust the available options for this tool.
  3. Run the task locally, then download or copy the result.

Common use cases

  • Extract Simplified Chinese or English text from images.
  • Recognize text across multiple PDF pages and copy or export the result.
Local processing & privacy

The core operation runs locally in your browser; the page does not upload your source file to a remote conversion server just to perform this task.

Frequently asked questions

Does this tool upload my file?

The core operation runs locally in your browser; the page does not upload your source file to a remote conversion server just to perform this task.

When is OCR Text Recognition useful?

Extract Simplified Chinese or English text from images. Recognize text across multiple PDF pages and copy or export the result.

What should I check before processing?

Check that the input, options and expected output match your needs; keep the original when the file is important.

The same tool across your devices

Web, iPhone/iPad, Mac, Android and Windows share the same tool identity; handoff links never include your files.