Tips for accurate results
- Use a sharp, well-lit photo with the text straight (not at an angle). Screenshots give the best results.
- Pick the right language. Choose Arabic + English only when both appear, as it's a little slower.
- Crop to the text you need. Busy backgrounds, stamps and handwriting reduce accuracy.
- Always proof-read: OCR can confuse similar letters, especially in small or stylised fonts.
Frequently asked questions
Is the image uploaded?
No. Recognition runs entirely in your browser with the open-source Tesseract engine.
Does it read handwriting?
Printed text works best; handwriting is usually not recognised reliably.
Can it read PDFs?
Convert the PDF page to an image first with PDF to JPG, then drop the image here.
Why is the first run slow?
The engine and language data (a few MB) download once and are then cached by your browser.