F.A.Q.

Any Questions about PDF OCR? All you need to know is probably here!

I’ve just bought PDF OCR, what should I do next?

Once you have received your license key (sent by our reseller 2checkout for online purchases or given by an ORPALIS sales agent if you have made a purchase order directly to us) you will need to download the corresponding package.
The PDF OCR download is available from all pages of our website by clicking the “free download” button.
Then you just need to follow the instructions given by the installer, enter your license key when prompted and you’re ready to go!

What are minimum system requirements to use PDF OCR?

The system requirements for running PDF OCR are 1.3GHz processor or better; at least 512MB of RAM (1GB or more recommended); Windows (Vista or higher) operating system.

How can I evaluate PDF OCR On-Premises Edition?

The download package of the On-Premises Edition includes a 30-day free trial. If you need to test the Server edition, please send us a message here and we will send you a trial key. The free trial starts at the first use of the software. When the trial expires you will need to enter a commercial key to keep using the product. If you need an extension of the evaluation, please send us a message here and we will send you a trial key. The free trial will cause your pages to have a watermark on them. When purchasing On-Premises Edition your pages will no longer be watermarked upon compression.

Is technical support provided?

Owners of a On-Premises Edition can log on our Helpdesk to reach our team. To get the best (and fastest!) support possible, we will ask you to give us as much information as you can, such as your operating system, the version of PDF OCR used (we recommend to always use the latest version), the screenshot of the error message and the documents where the issue is encountered.

I have a specific order not listed on the website, how can I place it?

If you have a specific demand that is not listed on our online store, do not hesitate to contact us, we consider all requests. It is possible to order volume licenses and we also welcome resellers. In any case, simply use the Quick Contact Form available on our website and we will take care of your request. We can issue quotes fitted to your needs. Please note that we accept Purchase Orders, wire transfers and checks both in Euros and in USD.

Which OCR engine are you using in PDF OCR?

ORPALIS PDF OCR uses the GdPicture.NET OCR SDK. Thousands of developers worldwide use GdPicture.NET OCR SDK to build desktop, mobile, and web solutions for all industries.
If you are looking to integrate a powerful OCR engine in your solution, you can try our SDK for free for 60 days. Contact us if you have any questions!

PDF OCR Software

Current Version:
1.1.45 (November 23 2022)

Afrikaans
Albanian
Ancient Greek
Arabic
Azerbaijani
Basque
Belarusian
Bengali
Bulgarian
Catalan
Croatian
Czech
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Cherokee
Danish
Danish (Fraktur)
Esperanto
Estonian
Frankish
German
Old German (Fraktur)
Greek

English
Finnish
Persian
Galician
Icelandic
Italian (Old)
Kannada
Macedonian
Malay
Malayalam
Maltese
Middle English (1100-1500)
Middle French (1400-1600)
Panjabi
Spanish (Old)
Swahili
Tamil
Telugu
French
Hebrew
Hindi
Hungarian
Indonesian

Italian
Japanese
Korean
Latvian
Lithuanian
Dutch
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Slovakian
Slovakian (Fraktur)
Slovenian
Spanish
Serbian (Latin)
Swedish
Swedish (Fraktur)
Tagalog
Thai
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese

PDF

PDF – Portable Document Format
PDF/A – Document Format for long term preservation
PDF/UA – Document Format for universal accessibility
PDF Multi-page – Portable Document Format

Raster Images

CUR – Windows Cursor
WSQ – Wavelet scalar quantization
ANIMATED GIF – Graphics Interchange Format
BMP – Standard Windows Bitmap Format
CUT – Dr. Halo/Dr.Genius Clipboard Format
DDS – Microsoft Direct-draw Surface Format
DIB – Standard Windows Bitmap Format
DICOM – Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
EXIF – Exchangeable Image Format
EXR – OpenEXR Format
FAX, G3 – Group 3 Raw Fax Format
GIF, Interlaced GIF – Graphics Interchange Format
HDR – High Dynamic Range Format
HEIF/HEIC – High Efficiency Image File Format
IFF – Interchange Format
ICO (single page and multi page) – Icon Format
J2K, J2C – JPEG-2000 Code-stream
JB2, JBIG2 – Joint Bi-level Image Experts Group
JIF, JFIF – JPEG File Interchange Format
JNG – JPEG Network Graphics
JP2 – JPEG-2000 Format
JPEG, JPG, JPE – Joint Photographic Expert Group
JPEG progressive
KOA – KOALA Format
LBM – Interchange File Format-Interleaved Bitmap

MNG – Multiple-image Network Graphics *
PBM – Portable Bitmap File
PBM RAW – Portable Bitmap BINARY
PCD – Kodak Photo-CD file
PCT, PICT, PIC – Macintosh PICT Format
PCX – PC Paintbrush Format
PFM – Portable Float Map
PGM – Portable Gray-map File
PGM RAW – Portable Gray-map BINARY
PSD – Photoshop File
PNG – Portable Network Graphics Format
PNM – Portable Any Map
PPM – Portable Pix-map File
PPM RAW – Portable Pix-map BINARY
RAS – Sun Raster Format
RAW camera image
RAW memory bits – RAW bitmap
RLE – Standard Windows Bitmap format
SGI – Silicon Graphics Image Format
TGA, TARGA – TARGA Image Format
TIFF, TIF – Tagged Image Format
TIFF Multi-page – Multi-page Tagged Image Format
WBMP, WAP, WBM – Wireless Bitmap
XBM – X-Bitmap Format
XPM – X Pixmap Format

Formats	Descriptions
3fr	Hasselblad Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
arw	Sony Digital Camera Raw Image Format for Alpha devices.
bay	Casio Digital Camera Raw File Format.
bmq	NuCore Raw Image File.
cap	Phase One Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
cine	Phantom Software Raw Image File.
cr2	Canon Digital Camera RAW Image Format version 2.0. These images are based on the TIFF image standard.
cr3	Canon Digital Camera RAW Image Format version 3.0. These images are based on the TIFF image standard.
crw	Canon Digital Camera RAW Image Format version 1.0.
cs1	Capture Shop Raw Image File.
dc2	Kodak DC25 Digital Camera File.
dcr	Kodak Digital Camera Raw Image Format for these models: Kodak DSC Pro SLR/c, Kodak DSC Pro SLR/n, Kodak DSC Pro 14N, Kodak DSC PRO 14nx.
drf	Kodak Digital Camera Raw Image Format
dsc	Kodak Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
dng	Adobe Digital Negative: DNG is a publicly-available, archival format for the raw files generated by digital cameras. By addressing the lack of an open standard for the raw files created by individual camera models, DNG helps ensure that photographers will be able to access their files in the future.
erf	Epson Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
fff	Imacon Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
hdr	Leaf Raw Image File.
ia	Sinar Raw Image File.
iiq	Phase One Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
kc2	Kodak DCS200 Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
k25	Kodak DC25 Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
kdc	Kodak Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
mdc	Minolta RD175 Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
mef	Mamiya Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
mos	Mamiya Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
mrw	Minolta Dimage Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
nef	Nikon Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
nrw	Nikon Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
orf	Olympus Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
pef	Pentax Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
ptx	Pentax Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
pxn	Logitech Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
qtk	Apple Quicktake 100/150 Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
raf	Fuji Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
raw	Panasonic Digital Camera Image Format.
rdc	Digital Foto Maker Raw Image File.
rw2	Panasonic LX3 Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
rw1	Leica Camera Raw Image Format.
rwz	Rawzor Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
sr2	Sony Digital Camera Raw Image Format.
srf	Sony Digital Camera Raw Image Format for DSC-F828 8 megapixel digital camera or Sony DSC-R1
srw	Samsung Raw Image Format.
sti	Sinar Capture Shop Raw Image File.