Text Recognition tool

Who can use this?

👤 Students and Teachers.

👤 This is a free feature; users on any Kami plan can use this tool.

Using the Text Recognition tool to make embedded text in your documents selectable allows you to fully utilize all the accessibility features in Kami.

What is the Text Recognition tool?

The Text Recognition tool identifies text in scanned or photocopied documents and images, allowing you to interact with the content.

After running the Text Recognition tool, the text on your documents will be selectable so that you can use:

How to use the Text Recognition tool

The Text Recognition tool can be found in two places:

Top menu bar

After opening a document in Kami, select the Tools button from the top Navigation bar, then choose Run text recognition from the drop-down menu.

The Run text recognition button in the Tools menu.

After selecting, a progress bar will appear at the bottom of your screen. Once it's finished, you'll be able to enjoy all of Kami's tools on your document!

Kami Dashboard

Open your Dashboard by selecting the Open Kami button from your Kami browser extension, or by going to https://web.kamihq.com/.

From here, you can find the Text recognition tool under the Edit file section.

The Text recognition button on the Kami Dashboard

1. In the Text Recognition window that opens, simply drag and drop the desired file or upload from your device, Google Drive, or Microsoft OneDrive into the Add File box.

After adding your file, click Next to start Text Recognition. A progress bar will appear, indicating the amount of time remaining.

The Text Recognition tool window, with the Add File area highlighted

When finished, you'll have the option to download the file to your device , export to your Google Drive/OneDrive, or Open in Kami.

After running the Text Recognition tool, select an option to exportyour file.

✏️ If your scanned PDF is still not allowing for word selection, it may be due to low-quality scanning or unrecognized formatting.