PRODUCT UPDATES OCR in Redact – A New Standard for Document Processing

Every day, businesses worldwide process thousands of documents – from contracts and invoices to reports and forms. Many of these files are scanned documents or images, which, without the right technology, remain just that – images. Without the ability to search, copy, or edit their contents, these documents are far less useful than they could be.

This is where OCR (Optical Character Recognition) comes in. OCR technology converts text embedded in images into editable and searchable data. With OCR, you can work with documents as if they were created in a text editor.

However, not all OCR systems perform the same way. Some struggle with low-quality scans, rotated documents, or multilingual content. Many solutions are limited to recognizing predefined patterns, such as names, social security numbers, or email addresses, leaving the rest of the text unreadable.

At Redact, we have developed one of the most advanced OCR solutions on the market. Our technology not only reads the entire document but also ensures the highest level of accuracy even in challenging conditions:

• Works with extremely low-quality scans – where other systems fail.
• Recognizes documents rotated at any angle – even 90° or upside down.
• Supports handwritten text – a unique feature that allows recognition of signatures and handwritten notes.
• Analyzes multilingual documents – even if different languages appear in the same line of text.
• Accurately detects special characters – ensuring flawless recognition of diacritics and symbols.
• Enables text search and selection – a feature that many other OCR tools lack.

Our technology recognizes entire documents rather than just selected parts. In practice, this means you can:

• OCR transforms scanned files into fully manageable text.
• Automatically correct document orientation – eliminating the need for manual rotation.
• Precisely redact data – ensuring that only the necessary information is hidden without obscuring too much text.

Modern businesses frequently handle documents in multiple languages, especially in international organizations where analyzing contracts, invoices, and reports requires processing different writing systems simultaneously. Standard OCR solutions often struggle with multilingual content or fail to recognize diacritical marks correctly.

Redact OCR supports over 50 languages – including English, German, French, Spanish, Polish, and many more. Moreover, it can analyze multilingual documents, even when different languages appear within a single line of text. This means:

• You can process documents from various countries without changing OCR settings.
• The system correctly recognizes and interprets language-specific characters.
• You avoid errors caused by incorrect text detection in mixed-language documents.

For globally operating companies, this is a major advantage – instead of using multiple OCR tools, you only need one solution capable of handling all document types, regardless of language.

Most OCR systems recognize only selected document elements (e.g., names, email addresses, social security numbers), leaving the rest of the text untouched. This makes documents unsearchable and difficult to analyze.

Redact OCR is different – it reads the entire document.

Our technology provides comprehensive OCR processing, regardless of scan quality, document rotation, or language variety. Additionally, competing solutions often fail in the following areas:

• Low-quality scans – Redact OCR effectively recognizes text where other systems fail.
• Rotated documents – even if a file is tilted by 20°, 90°, or completely upside down.
• Multilingual content – Redact OCR analyzes documents with multiple languages, even in the same line of text.
• Text search after OCR processing – in Redact, you can instantly find key information.

OCR in Redact is more than just text recognition – it’s a real game-changer for document processing. Security, precision, and functionality are the core pillars of our solution.