★ Plain text OCR for Polish and English documents

clearOCR — OCR API for Polish and English documents

Convert scanned PDFs and document photos into clean plain text. Built for high-quality OCR in Polish and English, from quick browser testing to API-based document workflows.

PDF, JPG lub PNG (max 10 MB)
Polish + EU (Latin) TXT GDPR-first No login required

Start in the browser without setup. Create an account to get API access, higher limits and 1,000 free single-image OCR runs valid for 30 days.

Why clearOCR? Project developed by TeamQuest — focused on top-quality recognition of Polish documents and easy deployment.

Polish accuracy

Model fine-tuned on real Polish scans — from receipts to books.

Speed and scalability

GPU-optimized pipeline, queuing, and ready for higher traffic.

Data security

GDPR-first approach, short retention, optional training consent.

clearOCR is a Polish OCR tool and OCR API for extracting plain text from PDF files, scanned documents and photos. It works well for OCR on invoices, OCR on receipts, OCR on contracts, OCR on CVs and OCR on office paperwork. Teams use clearOCR when they need PDF to text conversion, scan to text extraction, OCR for Polish language documents and plain text output that can be used in business software, document automation and internal workflows.

How it works

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Upload your document
Upload a PDF, JPG or PNG file. No login or configuration is required for the first test.
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OCR for PDFs, scans and document photos
clearOCR processes scanned PDFs, images and document photos and extracts plain text from Polish and English documents.
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Get plain text output
Download your OCR result as TXT, ready for copying, indexing, parsing and further processing in scripts, internal tools and document workflows.
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Secure processing and short retention
Files uploaded through the clearOCR website are processed only to complete the OCR request. By default, files and OCR results are removed after processing and download, with automated cleanup completing deletion within a maximum of 48 hours.

Best recognized document types

Invoices Receipts CV Contracts Books / Articles
Searching for Polish OCR, OCR API, PDF OCR, scanned document OCR or OCR plain text output? clearOCR is designed for teams that want OCR for real documents instead of demo-only screenshots. The product is especially useful when you need OCR for Polish invoices, OCR for business documents, OCR for recruitment files, OCR for contracts, OCR for accounting workflows and OCR that returns plain text instead of markdown-heavy formatting.

Three common ways teams use clearOCR

Teams use clearOCR in different ways — from quick browser-based OCR to API integration and document workflow automation. clearOCR is built for high-quality OCR for Polish and English documents, including scanned PDFs, document photos and business files.
Developers

OCR API

Fast integration, predictable plain text output, clear limits and retry handling. Built for production OCR workflows where teams need OCR API access for Polish and English PDFs, scans and document text extraction.

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Business

Process automation

Use clearOCR in internal tools, document workflows and business process automation. It works well when scanned PDFs, document photos and office files need to be converted into text for further processing, indexing and downstream systems.

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Quick OCR without setup

Upload a file, extract text, then copy or download TXT. No account is required for the first test, including on mobile devices. A simple way to validate OCR quality before moving to API integration.

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clearOCR fits software teams, SaaS products, operations teams, recruiters, HR tech vendors, fintech workflows, accounting systems and internal tools that need OCR for Polish and English PDFs, scans and document photos. It is especially useful where OCR API integration, PDF-to-text conversion, image-to-text extraction and high-quality OCR for Polish and English matter more than visual layout reconstruction.

API Minimum friction, maximum predictability. 

Curl Example - OCR Document
curl -s -X POST -F file=@/path/to/file.jpg \
        -H 'CLEAR-OCR-API-KEY: apiUserKey' \
        {apiServerUrl}/extract-document-parser | jq -r '.result.text' > output.txt
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clearOCR API supports OCR for PDF, JPG and PNG files and returns plain text that can be consumed by scripts, services, internal dashboards, ETL jobs and document automation workflows. It is built for teams that need OCR API access for Polish and English documents, including scanned PDFs, document photos and business files.

For many teams, the goal is simple: convert documents into text that is easy to parse, index and process in production. clearOCR works well wherever PDF-to-text conversion, document text extraction and high-quality OCR for Polish and English matter more than layout reconstruction.

Security

clearOCR is built for teams that need OCR delivered through API with clear data handling rules. Uploaded files are processed in Warsaw, Poland. By default, uploaded files and OCR outputs are not used for training and are removed after processing and download. Automated cleanup completes deletion within a maximum of 48 hours.

Data retention

Uploaded files and OCR results are processed only to complete your request. By default, they are deleted after processing and download. Automated cleanup removes remaining technical data within a maximum of 48 hours.

GDPR / DPA

Account, billing and technical data are retained only as long as needed to provide the service, protect the platform and meet legal obligations. Uploaded files and OCR outputs are not used for training by default. A DPA is available for customers who need processor terms.

EU processing

All clearOCR processing runs through our API on infrastructure located in Warsaw, Poland. We do not offer on-premise deployment at this stage.

FAQ Frequently asked questions.

  1. What is clearOCR?
    clearOCR is a modern OCR tool and OCR API for text extraction from PDFs, scans and document photos. It is built on a vision LLM approach and designed for high-quality OCR for Polish and English documents. clearOCR is developed by TeamQuest Sp. z o.o.
  2. Who operates clearOCR?
    clearOCR is operated by TeamQuest Sp. z o.o., based in Warsaw, Poland.
  3. What file types does clearOCR support?
    clearOCR supports PDF, JPG and PNG files. In the browser demo, file size and page limits may apply.
  4. Does clearOCR return plain text or preserve layout?
    clearOCR focuses on text extraction, not visual layout reconstruction. The website returns plain text that can be copied or downloaded as TXT, while the API returns text together with additional metadata, such as the detected document language.
  5. Is clearOCR based on traditional OCR or AI?
    clearOCR uses a modern vision LLM-based OCR approach. This helps with text extraction from scanned PDFs, document photos and business files, especially for Polish and English documents.
  6. Can the API return more than plain text?
    Yes. In addition to text extraction, the API can return additional metadata, such as detected document language, and in selected scenarios text prepared for downstream processing, including bbcode-style or other structured text-oriented output formats.
  7. Can clearOCR detect the document language?
    Yes. The API can return the detected document language together with the OCR result, which is useful in multilingual workflows, routing and automation.
  8. Can I test clearOCR without creating an account?
    Yes. You can test clearOCR directly in the browser without logging in or configuring anything.
  9. What do I get after creating an account?
    After creating an account, you get access to the OCR API, higher limits and a starter package of 1,000 free single-image OCR runs valid for 30 days.
  10. Does clearOCR support OCR for Polish and English documents?
    Yes. clearOCR is designed for high-quality OCR for both Polish and English documents, including scanned PDFs, document photos and business files.
  11. How are uploaded files handled?
    Files uploaded through the clearOCR website are processed only to complete the OCR request. By default, files and OCR results are removed after processing and download, with automated cleanup completing deletion within a maximum of 48 hours.
  12. Are uploaded files used for model training?
    By default, uploaded files and OCR outputs are not used for training. Account, billing and technical data are retained only as long as needed to provide the service, protect the platform and meet legal obligations.