diff --git a/apps/client/src/services/content_renderer.ts b/apps/client/src/services/content_renderer.ts
index 95f186c602..f554eb55ac 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/services/content_renderer.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/services/content_renderer.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export interface RenderOptions {
     includeArchivedNotes?: boolean;
     /** Set of note IDs that have already been seen during rendering to prevent infinite recursion. */
     seenNoteIds?: Set<string>;
-    showOcrText?: boolean;
+    showTextRepresentation?: boolean;
 }
 
 const CODE_MIME_TYPES = new Set(["application/json"]);
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ async function renderImage(entity: FNote | FAttachment, $renderedContent: JQuery
     imageContextMenuService.setupContextMenu($img);
 
     // Add OCR text display for image notes
-    if (entity instanceof FNote && options.showOcrText) {
+    if (entity instanceof FNote && options.showTextRepresentation) {
         await addOCRTextIfAvailable(entity, $renderedContent);
     }
 }
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ async function renderFile(entity: FNote | FAttachment, type: string, $renderedCo
     }
 
     // Add OCR text display for file notes
-    if (entity instanceof FNote && options.showOcrText) {
+    if (entity instanceof FNote && options.showTextRepresentation) {
         await addOCRTextIfAvailable(entity, $content);
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/server/src/assets/db/schema.sql b/apps/server/src/assets/db/schema.sql
index a985e8a837..e513dd123f 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/assets/db/schema.sql
+++ b/apps/server/src/assets/db/schema.sql
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "recent_notes"
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS "blobs" (
                                                `blobId`	TEXT NOT NULL,
                                                `content`	TEXT NULL DEFAULT NULL,
-                                               `ocr_text` TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
+                                               `textRepresentation` TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
                                                `ocr_last_processed` TEXT DEFAULT NULL,
                                                `dateModified` TEXT NOT NULL,
                                                `utcDateModified` TEXT NOT NULL,
diff --git a/apps/server/src/becca/entities/bblob.ts b/apps/server/src/becca/entities/bblob.ts
index a4dbd712f7..c9365b9167 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/becca/entities/bblob.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/becca/entities/bblob.ts
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ class BBlob extends AbstractBeccaEntity<BBlob> {
         return "blobId";
     }
     static get hashedProperties() {
-        return ["blobId", "content", "ocr_text"];
+        return ["blobId", "content", "textRepresentation"];
     }
 
     content!: string | Buffer;
     contentLength!: number;
-    ocr_text?: string | null;
+    textRepresentation?: string | null;
 
     constructor(row: BlobRow) {
         super();
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class BBlob extends AbstractBeccaEntity<BBlob> {
         this.blobId = row.blobId;
         this.content = row.content;
         this.contentLength = row.contentLength;
-        this.ocr_text = row.ocr_text;
+        this.textRepresentation = row.textRepresentation;
         this.dateModified = row.dateModified;
         this.utcDateModified = row.utcDateModified;
     }
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ class BBlob extends AbstractBeccaEntity<BBlob> {
             blobId: this.blobId,
             content: this.content || null,
             contentLength: this.contentLength,
-            ocr_text: this.ocr_text || null,
+            textRepresentation: this.textRepresentation || null,
             dateModified: this.dateModified,
             utcDateModified: this.utcDateModified
         };
diff --git a/apps/server/src/migrations/migrations.ts b/apps/server/src/migrations/migrations.ts
index 7eff7d3ec1..70f99d584c 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/migrations/migrations.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/migrations/migrations.ts
@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@
 
 // Migrations should be kept in descending order, so the latest migration is first.
 const MIGRATIONS: (SqlMigration | JsMigration)[] = [
-    // Add OCR text column and last processed timestamp to blobs table
+    // Add text representation column and last processed timestamp to blobs table
     {
         version: 236,
         sql: /*sql*/`\
-            -- Add OCR text column to blobs table
-            ALTER TABLE blobs ADD COLUMN ocr_text TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
+            -- Add text representation column to blobs table
+            ALTER TABLE blobs ADD COLUMN textRepresentation TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
 
             -- Add OCR last processed timestamp to blobs table
             ALTER TABLE blobs ADD COLUMN ocr_last_processed TEXT DEFAULT NULL;
 
-            -- Create index for OCR text searches
-            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_blobs_ocr_text
-            ON blobs (ocr_text);
+            -- Create index for text representation searches
+            CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_blobs_textRepresentation
+            ON blobs (textRepresentation);
 
             -- Create index for OCR last processed timestamp
             CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_blobs_ocr_last_processed
diff --git a/apps/server/src/routes/api/ocr.ts b/apps/server/src/routes/api/ocr.ts
index a44da203e6..6a32be8615 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/routes/api/ocr.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/routes/api/ocr.ts
@@ -569,16 +569,16 @@ async function getNoteOCRText(req: Request, res: Response) {
         
         if (note.blobId) {
             const result = sql.getRow<{
-                ocr_text: string | null;
+                textRepresentation: string | null;
                 ocr_last_processed: string | null;
             }>(`
-                SELECT ocr_text, ocr_last_processed
+                SELECT textRepresentation, ocr_last_processed
                 FROM blobs
                 WHERE blobId = ?
             `, [note.blobId]);
             
             if (result) {
-                ocrText = result.ocr_text;
+                ocrText = result.textRepresentation;
                 extractedAt = result.ocr_last_processed;
             }
         }
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/ocr/ocr_service.spec.ts b/apps/server/src/services/ocr/ocr_service.spec.ts
index 6313ce99f3..a53a44e178 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/ocr/ocr_service.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/ocr/ocr_service.spec.ts
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ describe('OCRService', () => {
             await ocrService.storeOCRResult('blob123', ocrResult);
 
             expect(mockSql.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-                expect.stringContaining('UPDATE blobs SET ocr_text = ?'),
+                expect.stringContaining('UPDATE blobs SET textRepresentation = ?'),
                 ['Sample text', 'blob123']
             );
         });
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ describe('OCRService', () => {
 
         it('should return existing OCR result if forceReprocess is false', async () => {
             const existingResult = {
-                ocr_text: 'Existing text'
+                textRepresentation: 'Existing text'
             };
             mockSql.getRow.mockReturnValue(existingResult);
 
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ describe('OCRService', () => {
 
         it('should reprocess if forceReprocess is true', async () => {
             const existingResult = {
-                ocr_text: 'Existing text'
+                textRepresentation: 'Existing text'
             };
             mockSql.getRow.mockResolvedValue(existingResult);
             
@@ -445,7 +445,7 @@ describe('OCRService', () => {
             const mockResults = [
                 {
                     blobId: 'blob1',
-                    ocr_text: 'Sample search text'
+                    textRepresentation: 'Sample search text'
                 }
             ];
             mockSql.getRows.mockReturnValue(mockResults);
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ describe('OCRService', () => {
                 text: 'Sample search text'
             }]);
             expect(mockSql.getRows).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-                expect.stringContaining('WHERE ocr_text LIKE ?'),
+                expect.stringContaining('WHERE textRepresentation LIKE ?'),
                 ['%search%']
             );
         });
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ describe('OCRService', () => {
             ocrService.deleteOCRResult('blob123');
 
             expect(mockSql.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-                expect.stringContaining('UPDATE blobs SET ocr_text = NULL'),
+                expect.stringContaining('UPDATE blobs SET textRepresentation = NULL'),
                 ['blob123']
             );
             expect(mockLog.info).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Deleted OCR result for blob blob123');
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/ocr/ocr_service.ts b/apps/server/src/services/ocr/ocr_service.ts
index 1e47b7e650..e1f0c96e06 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/ocr/ocr_service.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/ocr/ocr_service.ts
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export interface OCRProcessingOptions {
 
 interface OCRBlobRow {
     blobId: string;
-    ocr_text: string;
+    textRepresentation: string;
     ocr_last_processed?: string;
 }
 
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class OCRService {
             // Store OCR text and timestamp in blobs table
             sql.execute(`
                 UPDATE blobs SET
-                    ocr_text = ?,
+                    textRepresentation = ?,
                     ocr_last_processed = ?
                 WHERE blobId = ?
             `, [
@@ -261,14 +261,14 @@ class OCRService {
 
         try {
             const row = sql.getRow<{
-                ocr_text: string | null;
+                textRepresentation: string | null;
             }>(`
-                SELECT ocr_text
+                SELECT textRepresentation
                 FROM blobs
                 WHERE blobId = ?
             `, [blobId]);
 
-            if (!row || !row.ocr_text) {
+            if (!row || !row.textRepresentation) {
                 return null;
             }
 
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class OCRService {
             // Note: we lose confidence, language, and extractedAt metadata
             // but gain simplicity by storing directly in blob
             return {
-                text: row.ocr_text,
+                text: row.textRepresentation,
                 confidence: 0.95, // Default high confidence for existing OCR
                 extractedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
                 language: 'eng'
@@ -293,10 +293,10 @@ class OCRService {
     searchOCRResults(searchText: string): Array<{ blobId: string; text: string }> {
         try {
             const query = `
-                SELECT blobId, ocr_text
+                SELECT blobId, textRepresentation
                 FROM blobs
-                WHERE ocr_text LIKE ?
-                AND ocr_text IS NOT NULL
+                WHERE textRepresentation LIKE ?
+                AND textRepresentation IS NOT NULL
             `;
             const params = [`%${searchText}%`];
 
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ class OCRService {
 
             return rows.map(row => ({
                 blobId: row.blobId,
-                text: row.ocr_text
+                text: row.textRepresentation
             }));
         } catch (error) {
             log.error(`Failed to search OCR results: ${error}`);
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ class OCRService {
     deleteOCRResult(blobId: string): void {
         try {
             sql.execute(`
-                UPDATE blobs SET ocr_text = NULL
+                UPDATE blobs SET textRepresentation = NULL
                 WHERE blobId = ?
             `, [blobId]);
 
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ class OCRService {
             }>(`
                 SELECT COUNT(*) as total_processed
                 FROM blobs
-                WHERE ocr_text IS NOT NULL AND ocr_text != ''
+                WHERE textRepresentation IS NOT NULL AND textRepresentation != ''
             `);
 
             // Count image notes with OCR
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ class OCRService {
                 JOIN blobs b ON n.blobId = b.blobId
                 WHERE n.type = 'image'
                 AND n.isDeleted = 0
-                AND b.ocr_text IS NOT NULL AND b.ocr_text != ''
+                AND b.textRepresentation IS NOT NULL AND b.textRepresentation != ''
             `);
 
             // Count image attachments with OCR
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ class OCRService {
                 JOIN blobs b ON a.blobId = b.blobId
                 WHERE a.role = 'image'
                 AND a.isDeleted = 0
-                AND b.ocr_text IS NOT NULL AND b.ocr_text != ''
+                AND b.textRepresentation IS NOT NULL AND b.textRepresentation != ''
             `);
 
             return {
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ class OCRService {
     }
 
     /**
-     * Invalidate OCR results for a blob (clear ocr_text and ocr_last_processed)
+     * Invalidate OCR results for a blob (clear textRepresentation and ocr_last_processed)
      */
     invalidateOCRResult(blobId: string): void {
         if (!blobId) {
@@ -601,7 +601,7 @@ class OCRService {
         try {
             sql.execute(`
                 UPDATE blobs SET
-                    ocr_text = NULL,
+                    textRepresentation = NULL,
                     ocr_last_processed = NULL
                 WHERE blobId = ?
             `, [blobId]);
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/search/expressions/ocr_content.ts b/apps/server/src/services/search/expressions/ocr_content.ts
index 8da5e589e5..9401ada0b5 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/search/expressions/ocr_content.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/search/expressions/ocr_content.ts
@@ -72,23 +72,23 @@ export default class OCRContentExpression extends Expression {
 
     private searchOCRContent(searchText: string): Array<{
         blobId: string;
-        ocr_text: string;
+        textRepresentation: string;
     }> {
         try {
             // Search in blobs table for OCR text
             const query = `
-                SELECT blobId, ocr_text
+                SELECT blobId, textRepresentation
                 FROM blobs
-                WHERE ocr_text LIKE ?
-                AND ocr_text IS NOT NULL
-                AND ocr_text != ''
+                WHERE textRepresentation LIKE ?
+                AND textRepresentation IS NOT NULL
+                AND textRepresentation != ''
                 LIMIT 50
             `;
             const params = [`%${searchText}%`];
 
             return sql.getRows<{
                 blobId: string;
-                ocr_text: string;
+                textRepresentation: string;
             }>(query, params);
         } catch (error) {
             console.error('Error searching OCR content:', error);
diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/search/search_result.ts b/apps/server/src/services/search/search_result.ts
index fd25b74ece..18ee711879 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/search/search_result.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/search/search_result.ts
@@ -140,10 +140,10 @@ class SearchResult {
 
             // Search for OCR results for this note and its attachments
             const ocrResults = sql.getRows(`
-                SELECT b.ocr_text
+                SELECT b.textRepresentation
                 FROM blobs b
-                WHERE b.ocr_text IS NOT NULL
-                  AND b.ocr_text != ''
+                WHERE b.textRepresentation IS NOT NULL
+                  AND b.textRepresentation != ''
                   AND (
                       b.blobId = (SELECT blobId FROM notes WHERE noteId = ? AND isDeleted = 0)
                       OR b.blobId IN (
@@ -152,9 +152,9 @@ class SearchResult {
                   )
             `, [this.noteId, this.noteId]);
 
-            for (const ocrResult of ocrResults as Array<{ocr_text: string}>) {
+            for (const ocrResult of ocrResults as Array<{textRepresentation: string}>) {
                 // Add score for OCR text matches
-                this.addScoreForStrings(tokens, ocrResult.ocr_text, factor);
+                this.addScoreForStrings(tokens, ocrResult.textRepresentation, factor);
             }
         } catch (error) {
             // Silently fail if OCR service is not available
diff --git a/packages/commons/src/lib/rows.ts b/packages/commons/src/lib/rows.ts
index dc23f0d695..200b567023 100644
--- a/packages/commons/src/lib/rows.ts
+++ b/packages/commons/src/lib/rows.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ export interface BlobRow {
     blobId: string;
     content: string | Buffer;
     contentLength: number;
-    ocr_text?: string | null;
+    textRepresentation?: string | null;
     dateModified: string;
     utcDateModified: string;
 }