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Shohreh · 11-10-2020, 03:07 PM

Hello,

Is there a tool that can…
1. OCR an "image" PDF, and
2. Include the text output as an additional layer in a PDF, so that the user can search, and possibly select+copy, and paste it elsewhere, like it were a "text" PDF?

Thank you.

11-10-2020, 03:07 PM	#1
Shohreh Addict Posts: 207 Karma: 304158 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: France Device: none	[SOLVED] Tool to OCR an "image" PDF → add text as extra layer? Hello, Is there a tool that can… 1. OCR an "image" PDF, and 2. Include the text output as an additional layer in a PDF, so that the user can search, and possibly select+copy, and paste it elsewhere, like it were a "text" PDF? Thank you. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Shohreh; 11-10-2020 at 06:44 PM.