Afrikaans OCR Online — Recognise Handwritten Latin Instantly
This free **Afrikaans handwriting OCR** reads Latin script straight from a photo or scan. Afrikaans reads much like Dutch, with é, ê and ë on some words and many long compound words to keep intact. Run recognition, review the result, and export editable Afrikaans text — no account, no cost.
Drag and drop or
PNG, JPEG, JPG, WEBP, HEIC, HEIF, PDF up to 20 MB
or drag and drop, or paste with Ctrl + V
Extracted text
Your extracted afrikaans text will appear here. Upload an image on the left to get started.
Built for scanning real Afrikaans handwriting
Purpose-built Latin recognition, tuned on real Afrikaans handwriting from South Africa and Namibia.
Scan photos, images and PDFs
Upload a phone photo, a scanner image or a multi-page PDF. The OCR pulls Afrikaans text out of notes, letters and official documents.
Editable OCR output
Recognised text lands in an editable panel, so you can correct anything the engine misread before you copy or download it.
Export in multiple formats
Save recognised text as TXT, Markdown, Word (.docx) or PDF, or copy it straight to your clipboard.
Private, secure recognition
Each Afrikaans image is processed securely and deleted right after OCR runs. Nothing is stored on our servers.
Free with no limits
No sign-up, no watermark and no daily cap — run OCR on as much handwritten Afrikaans as you need.
Keeps layout and line breaks
The recognition output mirrors your page: paragraphs and line breaks in the Afrikaans original are preserved.
Scan to recognised text in three steps
No setup and no account — upload your Afrikaans page, run OCR, and go.
- 1
Upload the image or PDF to scan
Drag in a photo, scan or PDF of the handwritten Afrikaans. JPG, PNG, HEIC and PDF all work.
- 2
Run the OCR recognition
The engine reads every Latin character and recognises it as digital Afrikaans text.
- 3
Review, edit and export
Check the recognised text, fix anything if needed, then copy it or export to Word, PDF, TXT or Markdown.
Afrikaans handwriting OCR — questions people ask
Anything handwritten — notes, letters and official documents, and more.
Yes. The engine handles mixed-language pages and recognises both scripts, or you can restrict it to only one language.
Yes — it is completely free, with no sign-up and no limit on how many images you can scan.
It is highly accurate on clear handwriting. A sharp, well-lit photo gives the best recognition; very faded or hurried Afrikaans writing may need a quick edit afterwards.
Afrikaans reads much like Dutch, with é, ê and ë on some words and many long compound words to keep intact. Our engine is built specifically to deal with that.
Both. You can scan images (JPG, PNG, HEIC) and multi-page PDF documents.