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OCRmyPDF
Command-line tool that adds a searchable OCR text layer to scanned PDFs. Batch processing. Uses Tesseract. Open source and cross-platform.
## What it does
OCRmyPDF is an open-source command-line tool for adding OCR text layers to scanned PDFs. It automatically corrects page rotation and inserts a clean vector text layer using Tesseract.
## Key features
- Adds searchable OCR layer to scanned PDFs
- Batch processing
- Automatic page rotation correction
- Tesseract-based
- Open source
- Cross-platform
## Platform
Windows (via WSL), macOS, Linux.
## Pricing
100% Free (Open source).
## Rating
8.5/10 — Essential open-source OCR tool for developers.
## Notes
This is the tool used in the local Hermes OCR pipeline. Highly recommended for batch OCR.
OCRmyPDF is an open-source command-line tool for adding OCR text layers to scanned PDFs. It automatically corrects page rotation and inserts a clean vector text layer using Tesseract.
## Key features
- Adds searchable OCR layer to scanned PDFs
- Batch processing
- Automatic page rotation correction
- Tesseract-based
- Open source
- Cross-platform
## Platform
Windows (via WSL), macOS, Linux.
## Pricing
100% Free (Open source).
## Rating
8.5/10 — Essential open-source OCR tool for developers.
## Notes
This is the tool used in the local Hermes OCR pipeline. Highly recommended for batch OCR.
| Website Url | https://ocrmypdf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ |
| Platforms | Windows (WSL), macOS, Linux |
| Pricing | Free (Open source) |
| Category | PDF Tools |
| Rating | 8.5 |
| My Notes | Open-source OCR layer tool. Cross-platform command line. |