Chinese OCR – image and PDF to text
Upload a photo, scan or PDF of Chinese text and get editable Chinese text in seconds.
Free Chinese OCR online
CorrectNow reads Chinese text from images and PDFs and gives it back as editable Chinese text, in the original script.
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 Chinese text after OCR
Click "Proofread this" to check the text for spelling, grammar and punctuation with the Chinese grammar checker.
FAQ
Is Chinese 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 Chinese?
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 Chinese text?
No. OCR keeps the text in Chinese. To translate it, copy the text into the translator.