OCRmyPDF is a Python tool that adds searchable text layers to scanned PDF files using optical character recognition (OCR). It processes image-based PDFs through Tesseract to extract text, making documents full-text searchable while preserving the original layout and image quality. Developers use it to automate document digitization workflows, build search-enabled document systems, or integrate OCR capabilities into larger applications.

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