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PDF Text Extraction vs OCR

Digitally generated PDFs have a text layer and extract directly; scanned/photographed PDFs are images and need OCR. OCR misreads numbers/names/tables, so proofread important documents. Check a few known values before trusting the whole extraction.

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Selectable text means a text layer.

Only image selection means a scan.

Clean scans and good OCR do better.

Tables/handwriting/low resolution do worse.

FAQ

Are tables preserved?

Usually not; output follows text flow.

Can I batch?

One PDF for now; batch may come later.

Sources

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PDF to TextUpload a PDF to extract its text layer locally with pdf.js, view per page and copy or download TXT; scans need OCR.

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