TextLayer OCR
Turn scanned PDFs searchable while preserving forms
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Turn scanned PDFs searchable while preserving forms
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TextLayer OCR repairs fonts/toUnicode in PDFs, preserves AcroForm forms and widgets, and runs OCR so text is searchable/selectable — available via UI and API.
I built TextLayer OCR after frustration with OCR tools destroying PDF forms.
What makes it different:
✅ Preserves all pdf fields
✅ API-first design for automation
✅ Fixes pdf.js encoding errors
✅ Free tier
Perfect for:
- Legal documents
- Forms
- Contracts
- Any scanned PDF that needs to stay editable
Corrupted or incomplete PDF fonts can produce unreadable characters and inconsistent rendering across viewers.
Most ‘fix’ approaches rebuild the PDF and can break forms and metadata. This API repairs font resources while keeping the original document structure intact.
Tech: ASP.NET Core + Tesseract, deployed on Railway
Try it free: https://textlayerocr.com
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