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OCR.space
Free OCR API, Online OCR and Searchable PDF (Sandwich PDF) Service. Web API to extract text from images and convert scans to searchable PDF. Free OCR software as a hosted service and as download.
Where it stands
3.6 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 1 of 3 signals
- Website health4 / 5 · weight 50%
Measured from the tool's public website
Built only from what we can measure or quote without using the tool. How ranking works
Rank by signals
We have not run our own hands-on test on OCR.space yet. Facts checked 2026-11-08. How tests work
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Should you use OCR.space?
A quick read built only from what the tool's own pages state and from our tests, not from opinion. Facts checked 2026-11-08.
A good fit if…
- You want to use it without creating an account. Its own pages say none is needed.
- You want a free option. It states: “The free tier allows for OCR processing with a file size limit of 5MB per document. The page says: “The free tier has a file size…”
Check first
- The free option has limits: “The free tier allows for OCR processing with a file size limit of 5MB per document. The page says: “The free tier has a file size…”
- Its pages do not state: pricing, watermark, where your files go. Check on the tool's site before you rely on it.
Does: Image to text
Measured signals
4 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from OCR.space's public website: how reliable, secure, private and open the site is. This is not a test of how well the tool does its job. How this is measured
- Reliability5 / 5The page answered and finished downloading in 188 ms.
- Security3.5 / 52 of 5 protective headers set (x-content-type-options, referrer-policy).
- Privacy4 / 51 third-party tracking service found: Google Analytics.
- Transparency3 / 5Links a privacy policy; no pricing page linked.
Community feedback
We found no public discussion of this tool to read.
A score needs at least 12 different commenters across 2 threads.
- Free tier
- The free tier allows for OCR processing with a file size limit of 5MB per document. The page says: “The free tier has a file size limit of 5MB per document.”
- Paid plan
- Not stated.
- Signup
- No registration is required to use the online OCR service. The page says: “Our Online OCR service is free to use with no registration required.”
- Watermark
- Not stated.
- Where files go
- Not stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-08. Sources: Home. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
Read automatically by a program, not by a person. Each fact quotes the sentence it came from, and a fact is shown only if that sentence is on the page. Where a page did not say, it reads “Not stated.”
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Tasks and scores
- Image to textNot tested yet
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