I need to copy text from a PDF scan, but it’s just an image and I don’t want to retype everything manually.

Extract selectable, editable text from scanned PDF pages that are stored as images. This lets you copy, search, and reuse content without manually retyping everything.

This feature converts text that appears in scanned, image-only PDFs into selectable and editable text. It helps when a PDF looks readable on screen but doesn’t allow highlighting or copying because the content is actually an image. To use it, you choose the scanned PDF and run text extraction to generate a text layer or an exported text output you can copy from. After processing, you can select text directly on the page, copy it into emails or documents, and reuse it in other tools. The extracted text can also enable searching within the document so you can quickly find names, terms, or reference numbers. This is useful for digitizing printed forms, contracts, academic articles, receipts, and archived paperwork. It reduces time spent on manual transcription and lowers the chance of typos introduced by retyping. It also supports workflows where you need to quote passages, compile notes, or move content into spreadsheets or templates. The goal is to turn image-based scans into text you can work with like a normal PDF.