OCR PDF on Windows with a desktop application

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OCR PDF on your Windows like a pro with a desktop app

Create comprehensive and compliant documents templates the first time, every time. Getting started is a breeze. Set up the pdfFiller desktop app to instantly build and share documents with just a few clicks on Windows.

Get started and OCR PDF with pdfFiller for Windows with the app

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Install the desktop app
Download and install the version that suits your PC.
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Log in
Enter your account credentials or create a new one.
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Start editing
Create or upload a document and start editing in seconds.
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We’re currently focused on adding these features as soon as possible to the desktop app.
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How to OCR PDF on Windows

pdfFiller is a powerful all-in-one solution for generating, editing PDFs, and securely storing documents within a single platform. Whenever you're facing editing a form and need to quickly OCR PDF, our desktop application is your best bet. Find out how you can do so using these easy-to-follow recommendations:
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Install the pdfFiller application for Windows from the Windows Store or directly from the pdfFiller website
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Log in to your account or register one if you haven’t already
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From the application’s dashboard, click Add New to upload a document or drag-and-drop one
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Also, you can find a document in the form library
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Once the document has been opened, select any tool from the top toolbar to start editing
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Choose the option to OCR PDF
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If you need any guidance getting the hang of how this feature works, you can contact the support team
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Check out other tools for editing, annotating, redacting, and protecting your document
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Click the Add Fillable Fields button to make the document interactive and let othersaccess it
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Set specific conditions for the newly added fillable fields
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Click Done in the top right corner
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Select the format you want to save your file in from the More options menu
With the pdfFiller desktop application, you can neglect about managing your PDF documents on your computer the old-fashioned way. It is a great tool, especially for those who frequently must produce, change, and repeatedly complete the identical forms. pdfFiller aids to make document-related tasks much more automated and less reliant on paper.
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Questions & Answers

Below is a list of the most common customer questions. If you can’t find an answer to your question, please don’t hesitate to reach out to us.
Does Windows 10/11 Have OCR Software? No, actually Windows 10 or 11 don't have an OCR software built into the system. But there is still a host of PDF solutions on the market offering the advanced OCR technology.
To download and ORCA, follow these steps: Download Microsoft Windows SDK here. Open the installation, go through the basic wizard, and select the MSI TOOL feature when prompted. Go to the SDK location and run the Orca.
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is part of the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), which means that it can be used in all apps targeting Windows 10. With OCR you can extract text and text layout information from images.
Microsoft's Read OCR engine is composed of multiple advanced machine-learning based models supporting global languages. It can extract printed and handwritten text including mixed languages and writing styles. Read is available as cloud service and on-premises container for deployment flexibility.
Right-click any of the image files, and then do one of the following: Click Copy Text from this Page of the Printout to copy text from only the currently selected image (page). Click Copy Text from All the Pages of the Printout to copy text from all the images (pages).