Show HN: Veil – Dark mode PDFs without destroying images, runs in the browser

2026-03-26 | original

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Why This Matters

Veil introduces a groundbreaking browser-based solution that enables OCR on images within PDFs, making previously unselectable text accessible and editable. This innovation enhances document usability and streamlines workflows for both consumers and professionals. Its ability to preserve image quality while extracting text marks a significant step forward in digital document management.

Key Takeaways

Enables OCR on images within PDFs directly in the browser.
Allows users to select and copy text from images like chart labels and captions.
Improves accessibility and editing capabilities without compromising image quality.

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OCR on images inside your PDFs

The text in your document is selectable. The text trapped inside images isn't. Until now.

Veil scans images inside your document and makes their text selectable. Chart labels, axis numbers, figure captions. Copy them like any other text.

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