Arabic OCR – image and PDF to text
Upload a photo, scan or PDF of Arabic text and get editable Arabic text in seconds.
Free Arabic OCR online
CorrectNow reads Arabic text from images and PDFs and gives it back as editable Arabic text, in the original script. Right-to-left text is kept in its correct reading order.
Works with
- Phone photos of printed pages and notices
- Scanned PDFs and book pages
- Screenshots from apps and websites
- Neat handwriting (results vary, always check)
Check the Arabic text after OCR
Click "Proofread this" to check the text for spelling, grammar and punctuation with the Arabic grammar checker.
FAQ
Is Arabic OCR free?
You can try 3 files a day without an account. With an account, OCR uses 1 credit per word read (minimum 200 per file), or pages from an OCR Page Pack.
Can it read handwritten Arabic?
Neat handwriting often works, but printed text gives the most reliable result. Compare names and numbers with the original.
Which files can I upload?
JPG, PNG, WEBP and HEIC images, PDFs and Word files, up to 8 MB each.
Does it translate the Arabic text?
No. OCR keeps the text in Arabic. To translate it, copy the text into the translator.