Can RedesignPDF help with enhance an academic paper scan?
Yes, when the page is a scanned or image-based PDF and the goal is visual readability cleanup. Review the result before export.
Scanned PDF example
Enhance an academic paper scan
Improve dense academic paper scans with small text, formulas, figures, charts, scanner edges, and gray backgrounds.
Original scan problem
Dense columns, formulas, figures, and notes are weakened by scanner edge artifacts and gray background.
What improved
- Sharper text
- Clearer formulas
- Cleaner chart areas
- Preserved handwritten notes
Best for
- Research papers
- Photocopied articles
- Class readings
- Archive scans
Not for
- Citation extraction
- Guaranteed OCR accuracy
- Replacing source PDFs
Recommended prompts
- Clean this academic paper scan, remove scanner edge and feeder streaks, reduce gray background, sharpen small text, formulas, charts, and figures, and preserve handwritten margin notes.
- Improve readability on this scanned paper before OCR without changing the layout.
- Apply a conservative cleanup: improve readability, reduce scanner artifacts, and preserve the original layout, handwriting, stamps, tables, and marks.
FAQ
Will this create selectable OCR text?
No. RedesignPDF improves the visible page image. Use OCR separately if you need searchable or selectable text.
What should I check before exporting?
Check important text, numbers, dates, handwriting, stamps, tables, and any details that must stay accurate.