Extract Tamil from PDF & Images
Turn printed pages and handwritten notes into editable Tamil text
Upload a PDF, image, or take a photo of handwritten Tamil text and instantly extract the content as editable text. The extraction engine uses a 3-tier pipeline — direct PDF text extraction for digital files, Tesseract OCR for printed text, and Google Cloud Vision for handwritten content — automatically selecting the best method for maximum accuracy.
Key benefits
Smart PDF Extraction
Digitally-created PDFs are extracted instantly without OCR — the engine reads embedded Tamil text directly for perfect accuracy at zero cost.
Printed Text Recognition
Scanned documents and images of printed Tamil text are processed using Tesseract OCR with Tamil language support, handling all 247 grapheme clusters.
Handwritten Text Support
Take a photo of handwritten Tamil notes and the engine uses Google Cloud Vision to recognise handwriting with high accuracy — even complex compound characters.
Tamil Unicode Post-Processing
All extracted text goes through NFC normalisation and vowel sign reordering fixes to ensure correct Tamil Unicode output, fixing common OCR mistakes automatically.
How it works
- Upload a file or take a photo — Choose a PDF, image (PNG, JPG, TIFF), or use your camera to capture handwritten Tamil text directly from paper.
- Automatic extraction — The engine tries the fastest free method first, then automatically escalates to more powerful (paid) engines if the confidence is low.
- Review and use — See the extracted text with confidence scores. Copy it to your clipboard or send it directly to the grammar checker for polishing.
Use cases
- Digitising printed Tamil books, magazines, and archival documents
- Converting handwritten Tamil notes and letters to editable text
- Extracting Tamil text from scanned forms and official documents
- Capturing Tamil signboards, menus, or notices with your phone camera