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Drop your scanned PDF, PNG, JPG, or JPEG file to convert instantly with optical character text recognition. Features dual-engine AI OCR routing: OCRmyPDF for simple document layouts and Baidu Unlimited OCR (~6 GB model) for complex multi-column documents, math formulas, and tables.

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Convert PDF to text OCR free or extract optical character text recognition data with visual layout preservation. Download output in 1 click as Searchable PDF, Plain Text (.txt), or Structured Markdown (.md).

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All file processing occurs strictly in Linux tmpfs RAM disk. Input files never touch persistent disk storage and are unlinked instantly upon conversion output generation or download link retrieval.