{"slug": "show-hn-ocr-chat", "title": "Show HN: OCR.chat", "summary": "OCR.chat launches an optical character recognition tool that extracts text, tables, and math from images and PDFs in over 100 languages, then allows users to chat with the document for answers cited to the page. The service offers a free tier without signup, processes files privately, and supports multiple export formats including Markdown, DOCX, and LaTeX.", "body_md": "# OCR that reads your documents — then lets you chat with them\n\nDrop an image or PDF for clean text, tables and math in 100+ languages — then ask questions and get answers cited to the page. No signup to try.\n\nFast handles printed text. Premium AI reads handwriting, math, tables & complex layouts.\n\nDrop a file, click to browse, or paste a screenshot\n\nPNG · JPG · WEBP · TIFF · multi-page PDF\n\n🔒 Your files are processed privately and deleted automatically.\n\n## Then chat with your document\n\nOnce the text is extracted, ask questions and get answers grounded in your document — each one cited back to the page. Summaries, totals, dates, clauses: just ask.\n\n[Chat with a PDF](/chat-with-pdf/)\n\n### Real tables, not mush\n\nTables come out as real Markdown/CSV — never misaligned text. Nothing is silently dropped.\n\n### See it side by side\n\nReview the extracted text next to your original, with low-confidence spans flagged before you trust them.\n\n### One paste, every format\n\nCopy or download as TXT, Markdown, DOCX, searchable PDF, JSON, or LaTeX — all from one screen.\n\n### 100+ languages\n\nLatin, CJK, Arabic, Cyrillic, Indic and more. Foreign words are transcribed, never auto-translated.\n\n### Math → LaTeX\n\nEquations and formulas convert to clean LaTeX you can paste straight into your paper.\n\n### Simple API\n\nOne POST request returns clean Markdown or JSON. Metered per page, no surprises.\n\n## Create a free account\n\nUnlock the Premium AI engine for handwriting, math and tables, save your OCR history, and get more pages every month — free to start, no card required.\n\n[Sign up free](/signup/)\n\n[See plans](/pricing/)\n\n## How it works\n\n### Upload or paste\n\nDrop an image or PDF, click to browse, or paste a screenshot. Multi-page PDFs and batches welcome.\n\n### The right engine reads it\n\nA fast engine handles printed text; the premium AI engine tackles handwriting, complex layouts, tables and math — in 100+ languages.\n\n### Review & export\n\nCheck the text side by side with your original, then copy or download as TXT, Markdown, Word, searchable PDF, CSV or JSON.\n\n## Why OCR.chat\n\n| Feature | OCR.chat | Typical OCR tools |\n|---|---|---|\n| Try with no signup | ✅ | Often paywalled |\n| Real tables (Markdown/CSV) | ✅ | Misaligned text |\n| Handwriting & math (LaTeX) | ✅ | Rare |\n| 100+ languages, no auto-translate | ✅ | Limited |\n| TXT · MD · DOCX · PDF · CSV · JSON | ✅ | One or two |\n| Side-by-side review + confidence | ✅ | — |\n| Simple REST API | ✅ | Enterprise only |", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-ocr-chat", "canonical_source": "https://ocr.chat/", "published_at": "2026-06-26 23:49:50+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-27 00:05:01.777627+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "computer-vision", "natural-language-processing"], "entities": ["OCR.chat"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-ocr-chat", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-ocr-chat.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-ocr-chat.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-ocr-chat.jsonld"}}