Difference between editable and searchable Character Recognition

Editable OCR and searchable OCR are two different output formats that can be generated by performing OCR (Optical Character Recognition) on a scanned document or an image-based PDF document.

Editable OCR output format is a format that allows you to edit the text of the OCR output. Once you have performed OCR on a scanned document or an image-based PDF document and generated an editable OCR output, you can edit the text of the OCR output just like you would edit any other text in a word processor. This means you can correct any errors that may have been introduced during the OCR process, or you can make changes to the text as needed.

Searchable OCR output format is a format that allows you to search for text in the OCR output. Once you have performed OCR on a scanned document or an image-based PDF document and generated a searchable OCR output, you can search for specific words or phrases in the text of the OCR output using the search function in a PDF viewer or editor. This means that you can quickly find the information you need without having to manually scan through the entire document.

In summary, the main difference between editable OCR and searchable OCR is that editable OCR allows you to edit the text of the OCR output, while searchable OCR allows you to search for text in the OCR output.