OnlineOCR

What OnlineOCR is

OnlineOCR is a web-based 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 that contain more than one language. Supported inputs include PDF, TIFF, JPEG, BMP, PCX, PNG, and GIF files, plus ZIP archives containing those formats. Results can be saved as PDF, Word, Excel, RTF, or plain text. Image processing options include automatic rotation, deskewing, black-and-white conversion, and restoring color regions that do not contain text.

Guest use requires no registration. The homepage says guests can convert 5 files per hour, while another listed allowance is 15 images per hour. The homepage gives a 15 MB maximum file size; the FAQ specifies 15 MB for guests and 200 MB for registered users. Registration adds options such as multipage PDFs, ZIP archives, language selection, editable formats, and other settings. Email OCR accepts image or PDF attachments up to 30 MB and returns converted files by email; it requires an account with enough available pages. An OCR Web Service provides SOAP and REST interfaces for software, mobile devices, websites, and other web services.

Who it suits

OnlineOCR suits people who need to extract text from scanned pages or images and save the result in an editable or searchable format. It also fits teams or developers looking to connect OCR to software, websites, mobile devices, or other web services through SOAP or REST.

Limits

Guest mode allows 15 images per hour according to one listed allowance, while the homepage says 5 files per hour. Guest files are limited to 15 MB; registered users can upload up to 200 MB. The Weekly Plan lists 2,000 pages per week and 7-day validity; the Monthly Plan lists 10,000 pages per month and 30-day validity; Lifetime lists 30,000 pages and unlimited validity.

Getting started

1. Open https://www.onlineocr.net/ in a web browser.
2. Use guest mode to convert files without registering, within the guest allowance.
3. Register to access options such as multipage PDFs, ZIP archives, language selection, and editable formats.
4. Choose a listed plan if you need its page allowance or registered-user file-size limit.
5. For email conversion, use an account with enough available pages and attach an image or PDF no larger than 30 MB.

Verdict

Choose OnlineOCR when you need browser-based text recognition across many languages, editable exports, or an OCR interface for another service. Consider the guest allowance and file-size limits, or a paid plan, if you need larger files or more pages.