OCR & PDF Tools Help¶
Kaizen Apps OCR & PDF Tools is a comprehensive desktop application for Windows that extracts text from images and PDFs, and provides a full suite of PDF management features. All processing is done 100% offline using the Tesseract OCR engine -- your files never leave your computer.
What Can OCR & PDF Tools Do?¶
- Simple OCR -- One-click text extraction from images
- Advanced OCR -- Handle complex layouts with image preprocessing
- Screenshot OCR -- Capture and extract text from any area of your screen
- PDF Text Extraction -- Pull text directly from PDF documents
- Image Correction -- Deskew, rotate, and crop images before OCR
- Merge & Split PDF -- Combine multiple PDFs or split them into separate files
- PDF Security -- Add or remove passwords from PDF documents
- File Conversion -- Convert between PDF, DOCX, RTF, HTML, EPUB, and image formats
- Extract Images -- Pull embedded images out of PDF files
Key Highlights¶
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| OCR Engine | Tesseract (offline) |
| Languages | 100+ languages |
| Privacy | 100% offline -- no data leaves your PC |
| PDF Tools | Merge, split, convert, secure |
| Formats | PDF, DOCX, RTF, HTML, EPUB, PNG, JPG, TIFF |
Getting Started¶
New to OCR & PDF Tools? Start here:
100% Offline
Unlike cloud-based OCR services, Kaizen Apps OCR processes everything locally on your computer. Your documents, images, and extracted text never leave your machine, making it ideal for sensitive or confidential content.