The Quick Route

Choose The Text Task → Run OCR Locally → Review And Reuse.

For This Document Task

The current 8.1.0 applications use a refreshed interface. This page explains the related task and where to find it in the current tools.

Follow The Steps

  1. 1

    Choose The Text Task

    Use image OCR for document pictures and PDF OCR for scanned PDF files. PDF page arrangement is a different task in PDF Utilities.

  2. 2

    Run OCR Locally

    Open the source in Advanced OCR Free and recognize its text. Document recognition runs on your PC.

  3. 3

    Review And Reuse

    Copy the recognized words, export text or save a searchable PDF. Check important content against the scan.

Before You Finish

Combining images into a PDF does not by itself make the words searchable. Advanced JPG to PDF Free creates image pages; Advanced OCR Free recognizes their text.

Advanced OCR Free displaying recognized text from a sample documentView Screenshot
Advanced OCR Free · Actual Application

Keep Your Original

Save your result with a new filename and check it before replacing or sharing a document. Use a small sample first when the source contains unfamiliar formatting.

Choose The Matching Free App

Advanced OCR Free is the tool used for this workflow. All its included features are free to use.

Download Free Software
System Requirements & File Details

Windows 10 or Windows 11, 64-bit. Required application runtimes are included with setup.

Version 8.1.0 · 136.1 MB · 136,112,760 bytes.

Setup includes an optional third-party software offer. You can decline it and still install this application.

Verify The Download

SHA-256

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