OnlineOCR

What OnlineOCR is

OnlineOCR is a web OCR service that turns scanned PDFs, faxes, photographs, and camera images into editable or searchable documents. It recognizes text in 46 languages and can process documents containing more than one language. Supported inputs include PDF, TIFF, JPEG, BMP, PCX, PNG, GIF, and ZIP archives containing those formats. Results can be saved as PDF, Word, Excel, RTF, or plain text. Image processing includes automatic rotation, deskewing, black-and-white conversion, and reinserting non-text color regions. Guest use requires no registration, but the listed hourly allowance differs: the homepage says 5 files, while another allowance says 15 images. The homepage states a 15 MB maximum file size; its FAQ lists 15 MB for guest mode and 200 MB for registered users. Registration adds options such as ZIP archives, multipage PDFs, language selection, and editable formats. Email OCR accepts image or PDF attachments up to 30 MB and returns converted files by email; it requires an account with enough pages. SOAP and REST interfaces are available for integration. The homepage says uploads are encrypted during transfer and deleted after processing, while the privacy policy says staff may inspect file metadata for support. Plans are listed at $9.95 a month, $29.95 a month, and $79.95 a month.