Handwriting?
Printed text works better. Messy handwriting remains hard for free OCR.
PDF scans?
Use OCR PDF for multipage scanned documents.
Who should use OCR Image?
Designers, students, and developers fixing readable documents and UI contrast before publish. (OCR Image.)
Is OCR Image a full WCAG audit?
It helps with specific checks (OCR, contrast, axe). Combine tools — it is not a substitute for a full audit.
Does OCR Image send HTML or PDFs to a server?
Core checks run locally. OCR may fetch language packs once from a CDN.