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Recognize PDF on iOS - Text Only

PDFelement for iOS offers lightning-fast text extraction through its Text Only OCR mode, perfect for quickly converting scanned documents into editable content without layout constraints. This streamlined approach delivers maximum efficiency when you need pure text content from images or PDFs.

Text Extraction Features:

  • Pure text output without formatting
  • 20+ language support for multilingual documents
  • Instant results with optimized processing
  • Copy-paste ready text output
  • Searchable text generation

Step 1: Initiate Text Recognition

  1. Open document in PDFelement
  2. Tap "Three Dots" menu (top-right)
  3. Select "Recognize" option
OCR activation menu
Accessing text recognition tools

Step 2: Select Text Only Mode

  1. Choose "Text Only" OCR option
  2. Note: This mode discards original layout
  3. Tap "Next" to continue
Text only selection
Selecting text extraction mode

Step 3: Configure Language Settings

  1. Select primary document language
  2. For multilingual documents:
    • Enable "Auto-detect"
    • Or choose additional languages
  3. Tap "Next" to begin processing
Language selection interface
Setting language preferences

Step 4: Review Extracted Text

  1. View clean text output
  2. Use iOS text selection to:
    • Copy to clipboard
    • Share directly
    • Paste into other apps
  3. Tap "Done" to save or export
Text extraction results
Reviewing extracted content

Workflow Tip: For maximum efficiency with long documents, use Text Only mode first to extract all content, then paste into your preferred text editor for final formatting. This approach is ideal for digitizing printed materials for web content or eBook conversion.