OCRmyPDF35.2k

ocrmypdf/OCRmyPDF

What is OCRmyPDF?

Adds a searchable OCR text layer to scanned PDF files so you can search and copy their text. It has 35,246 stars on GitHub and ranks #28 in Productivity & Notes.

GitHub description: OCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched

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DockerCommand line

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