Dutch OCR Online — Recognise Handwritten Latin Instantly
This free **Dutch handwriting OCR** reads Latin script straight from a photo or scan. Dutch has the ij digraph, the trema on ë and ï, and long compound words that must stay in one piece. Run recognition, review the result, and export editable Dutch 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 dutch text will appear here. Upload an image on the left to get started.
Built for scanning real Dutch handwriting
Purpose-built Latin recognition, tuned on real Dutch handwriting from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname.
Private, secure recognition
Each Dutch 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 Dutch as you need.
Keeps layout and line breaks
The recognition output mirrors your page: paragraphs and line breaks in the Dutch original are preserved.
Handles the Netherlands writing styles
Handwriting varies a lot across the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname. The OCR model is built to cope with that range in Dutch.
Accurate Latin script recognition
Dutch has the ij digraph, the trema on ë and ï, and long compound words that must stay in one piece. Our OCR is tuned for Latin specifically, so dutch ij and compound recognition is handled properly instead of being guessed.
Reads real Dutch handwriting
This engine is trained on everyday Dutch penmanship from the Netherlands, Belgium and Suriname, not just neat print — so casual and rushed writing is still recognised.
Scan to recognised text in three steps
No setup and no account — upload your Dutch page, run OCR, and go.
- 1
Upload the image or PDF to scan
Drag in a photo, scan or PDF of the handwritten Dutch. JPG, PNG, HEIC and PDF all work.
- 2
Run the OCR recognition
The engine reads every Latin character and recognises it as digital Dutch 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.
Dutch handwriting OCR — questions people ask
It is highly accurate on clear handwriting. A sharp, well-lit photo gives the best recognition; very faded or hurried Dutch writing may need a quick edit afterwards.
Dutch has the ij digraph, the trema on ë and ï, and long compound words that must stay in one piece. Our engine is built specifically to deal with that.
Both. You can scan images (JPG, PNG, HEIC) and multi-page PDF documents.
Yes — export to Word (.docx), PDF, plain text or Markdown, or simply copy it to your clipboard.
Yes. Images are processed for recognition and then deleted immediately — nothing is retained.
Yes. The Dutch OCR runs in any modern mobile or desktop browser, so you can photograph a page and recognise it on the spot.