ScanRead.ai is a free OCR tool that extracts editable text from images, PDFs, screenshots, and handwritten documents in 100+ languages including CJK and Arabic. 22 specialized OCR modes (image-to-text, PDF-to-Word, handwriting, receipt OCR, math-to-LaTeX). Built on PP-OCRv5 / PaddleOCR-VL — competitive with Google Vision and AWS Textract. Free 20 pages/day, no signup needed for casual use, free public API.