VARAK Step by step
Open the scanned PDF
Open the scan in VARAK, or scan paper first with Scan Document.
Choose Recognize Text (OCR)
From Tools choose Recognize Text (OCR). Pick the language if VARAK did not detect it.
Wait a moment
Recognition runs page by page on the device. VARAK tells you how many words became searchable.
Search, select or copy
The text layer is now part of the PDF: find words, select and copy them, or export the text as a .txt file.
Make Editable to correct mistakes
Choose Make Editable and the page becomes real text in a typeface matched to the scan. Tap a word to correct it.
- Lines the recognizer is unsure of are left exactly as scanned, so nothing is quietly changed.
- Recognition languages depend on the system; VARAK tells you if a language is not installed.
