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How to OCR PDF in Ubuntu with DocHub

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Follow the steps to OCR your PDF in Ubuntu

Open the website of our platform in your preferred web browser and log in to your account.
Upload the PDF file you wish to OCR by dragging it into the designated area or using the upload option.
Once your document is uploaded, select the OCR feature from the available tools to initiate the text recognition process.
Review the recognized text for any inaccuracies or errors, and make necessary adjustments using the editing tools provided.
After finalizing the changes, you can choose to save your document, export it in your desired format, or share it directly via email or cloud services.

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How to extract text from PDF in Linux?

2 Methods to Convert PDF to Text on Linux sudo apt calibre. sudo apt poppler-utils [Works for Debian, Mint, Ubuntu, etc.] pdftotext -layout source.pdf target.txt [Source is the original PDF and Target is the final output] pdftotext -layout -f M -l N source. Windows:

How do I make a PDF searchable in Linux?

Here are the easy steps to take to get going. Open any internet browser on your Linux gadget. Visit the DocHub website and Log in to your profile. Once you find the Dashboard, you are able to upload the file for editing from the gadget or link it from your cloud storage to convert PDF to searchable PDF in Linux.

Can Ubuntu read PDF files?

Since Ubuntu is a Linux operating system, you can bypass the graphical user interface entirely and open your PDF files from the command line. By default, Ubuntu uses the Gnome application Evince as its PDF reader. You can launch Evince from the Gnome Terminal command line or using the Unity Dash run command mode.

How do I extract specific text from a PDF?

Open the PDF document using a PDF reader, such as docHub Reader. Select the text you want to extract by dragging your mouse cursor over the desired area. Right-click on the selected text and choose the Copy option. Open a text editor or word processing software (e.g., Microsoft Word, Google Docs).

How do I copy text from a PDF in Ubuntu?

Here are the simple steps to take to begin. Open any web browser on the Ubuntu gadget. Visit the DocHub website and Log in to your profile. Once you see the Dashboard, you are able to upload the file for editing from your gadget or link it from your cloud storage to copy text from PDF in Ubuntu.

How do I extract pages from a PDF in Ubuntu?

#4: Using Command Line (Linux) with pdftk (PDF Toolkit) pdftk on your Linux system. For Debian-based systems (like Ubuntu), you can use the following command: sudo apt-get pdftk. Use the following command to remove pages: pdftk input.pdf cat 1-4 7 end output output.pdf.

How do I enable OCR on a PDF?

Open a PDF file containing a scanned image in Acrobat for Mac or PC. Click on the Edit PDF tool in the right pane. Acrobat automatically applies optical character recognition (OCR) to your document and converts it to a fully editable copy of your PDF. Click the text element you wish to edit and start typing.

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