Feature Requests: copy text from PDF Preview

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Feature Requests: copy text from PDF Preview
Sven
04.01.2026 08:56 #1

Hello Björn, I would like to suggest the following enhancement:

Currently: it is not possible to do text selection directly from the PDF of a document although OCR was done. You need to go to content tab (Inhalt / Dokumentinhalt) to copy plain text from there. 

Request: add OCR layer to preview (Vorschau) and allow text selection and copy from there.

Grüße aus Mittelhessen, Sven

Re: Feature Requests: copy text from PDF Preview
Björn Ternes Team
05.01.2026 07:43 #2

Good morning Sven,

You can open the PDF via the three dots "Open in..." - this will open a PDF viewer on your device, which usually offers those features since the OCR layer is added by paperless-ngx.

I am also currently investigating pdfrx – this would add the functionality directly to PaperNext.

Thanks (Grüße aus der Kurpfalz zurück)
Björn