The latest articles on DEV Community by Abdullah Al Mamun (@pixelnib). https://dev.to/pixelnib https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4179518%2F2388f065-b0d5-4b9a-b77b-e7a9483223b0.png https://dev.to/pixelnib en Abdullah Al Mamun Mon, 12 Oct 2026 14:55:00 +0000 https://dev.to/pixelnib/i-built-freepdftxt-60-free-pdf-ocr-document-tools-2kn8 https://dev.to/pixelnib/i-built-freepdftxt-60-free-pdf-ocr-document-tools-2kn8 <p>Anyone who works with documents knows the pain: you need to compress a PDF for an email, merge two files, or pull text out of a scanned page, and suddenly you're hunting for software to install, or hitting a paywall after the first try.</p> <p>I wanted a simple alternative, so I built <a href="https://freepdftxt.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">freepdftxt.com</a>, a free online platform with 60+ PDF, OCR, image and document tools that work right in your browser.</p> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fklo0ki664gd6k3hncuuf.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fklo0ki664gd6k3hncuuf.png" alt=" " width="800" height="383"></a></p> <p>What can you do with FreePDFTXT?</p> <p>PDF tools</p> <ul> <li>Compress PDF to reduce file size for email and uploads</li> <li>Merge PDF files into a single document</li> <li>Split PDF and remove unwanted pages</li> <li>Convert PDF to images</li> <li>Extract text from PDF documents</li> </ul> <p>OCR and text extraction</p> <ul> <li>Convert scanned PDFs into searchable text</li> <li>Extract text from images using OCR</li> <li>Recognize both Bengali and English text</li> </ul> <p>Image and document tools</p> <ul> <li>Convert images to WebP and other formats</li> <li>Convert SVG to PNG</li> <li>Word and character counter</li> <li>Bijoy to Unicode and Unicode to Bijoy converter</li> </ul> <p>Why Bengali support matters</p> <p>Most free OCR and text tools work well for English but struggle with Bengali. And many Bangladeshi users still have documents written in legacy Bijoy encoding, which breaks when copied into modern apps. I wanted to fix both problems in one place.</p> <p>Why I built it</p> <p>I wanted a practical, simple alternative to expensive or complicated document software. No installation, no complicated setup. Open the site, pick a tool, get the job done.</p> <p>What's next</p> <p>I'm working on AI-powered features:</p> <ul> <li>Summarize long PDFs</li> <li>Ask questions about a document</li> <li>Translate document content</li> </ul> <p>Who is it for?</p> <ul> <li>Students working on assignments and research papers</li> <li>Freelancers handling client documents</li> <li>Professionals managing business PDFs</li> <li>Content creators and website owners</li> </ul> <p>Try it and tell me what you think</p> <p>You can try all the tools here: <a href="https://freepdftxt.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">freepdftxt.com</a></p> <p>I'm building this in public and would love your feedback:</p> <ol> <li>Which PDF or document tool do you need most often?</li> <li>What's missing that would make you use a platform like this regularly?</li> </ol> <p>Drop a comment below. Every suggestion helps me decide what to build next.</p> showdev webdev productivity ocr