diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tools/ocr/LanguagePicker.tsx b/frontend/src/components/tools/ocr/LanguagePicker.tsx
index e4c8b8d89..a13e65f60 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tools/ocr/LanguagePicker.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tools/ocr/LanguagePicker.tsx
@@ -34,23 +34,14 @@ const LanguagePicker: React.FC<LanguagePickerProps> = ({
   useEffect(() => {
     // Fetch available languages from backend
     const fetchLanguages = async () => {
-      console.log('[LanguagePicker] Starting language fetch...');
-      console.log('[LanguagePicker] Fetching from URL:', languagesEndpoint);
-
       try {
         const response = await fetch(languagesEndpoint);
-        console.log('[LanguagePicker] Response received:', {
-          status: response.status,
-          statusText: response.statusText,
-          ok: response.ok,
-          headers: Object.fromEntries(response.headers.entries())
-        });
+
 
         if (response.ok) {
           const data: { languages: string[] } = await response.json();
           const languages = data.languages;
-          console.log('[LanguagePicker] Raw response data:', languages);
-          console.log('[LanguagePicker] Response type:', typeof languages, 'Array?', Array.isArray(languages));
+
 
           const languageOptions = languages.map(lang => {
             // TODO: Use actual language translations when they become available
@@ -58,17 +49,13 @@ const LanguagePicker: React.FC<LanguagePickerProps> = ({
             const translatedName = tempOcrLanguages.lang[lang as keyof typeof tempOcrLanguages.lang] || lang;
             const displayName = translatedName;
 
-            console.log(`[LanguagePicker] Language mapping: ${lang} -> ${displayName} (translated: ${!!translatedName})`);
-
             return {
               value: lang,
               label: displayName
             };
           });
-          console.log('[LanguagePicker] Transformed language options:', languageOptions);
 
           setAvailableLanguages(languageOptions);
-          console.log('[LanguagePicker] Successfully set', languageOptions.length, 'languages');
         } else {
           console.error('[LanguagePicker] Response not OK:', response.status, response.statusText);
           const errorText = await response.text();
@@ -83,7 +70,6 @@ const LanguagePicker: React.FC<LanguagePickerProps> = ({
         });
       } finally {
         setIsLoadingLanguages(false);
-        console.log('[LanguagePicker] Language loading completed');
       }
     };
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tools/ocr/OCRSettings.tsx b/frontend/src/components/tools/ocr/OCRSettings.tsx
index b554ba400..38d3ee6a2 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tools/ocr/OCRSettings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tools/ocr/OCRSettings.tsx
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ const OCRSettings: React.FC<OCRSettingsProps> = ({
       <Select
         label={t('ocr.settings.output.label', 'Output')}
         value={parameters.ocrRenderType}
-        onChange={(value) => onParameterChange('ocrRenderType', value || 'hocr')}
+        onChange={(value) => onParameterChange('ocrRenderType', value || 'sandwich')}
         data={[
-          { value: 'hocr', label: t('ocr.settings.output.searchablePdf', 'Searchable PDF (sandwich)') },
-          { value: 'sandwich', label: t('ocr.settings.output.sandwich', 'Sandwich') },
+          { value: 'sandwich', label: t('ocr.settings.output.sandwich', 'Searchable PDF (Sandwich)') },
+          { value: 'hocr', label: t('ocr.settings.output.hocr', 'HOCR XML') }
         ]}
         disabled={disabled}
       />
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/tools/ocr/useOCRParameters.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/tools/ocr/useOCRParameters.ts
index 5ac0f61c3..413514d1a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/tools/ocr/useOCRParameters.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/tools/ocr/useOCRParameters.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export interface OCRParametersHook {
 const defaultParameters: OCRParameters = {
   languages: ['eng'],
   ocrType: 'skip-text',
-  ocrRenderType: 'hocr',
+  ocrRenderType: 'sandwich',
   additionalOptions: [],
 };
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/tools/OCR.tsx b/frontend/src/tools/OCR.tsx
index 844bae911..6f2efb9bc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/tools/OCR.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/tools/OCR.tsx
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@ const OCR = ({ onPreviewFile, onComplete, onError }: BaseToolProps) => {
   // Endpoint validation
   const { enabled: endpointEnabled, loading: endpointLoading } = useEndpointEnabled("ocr-pdf");
 
-  useEffect(() => {
-    console.log('[OCR Tool] Endpoint validation status:', {
-      endpoint: 'ocr-pdf',
-      enabled: endpointEnabled,
-      loading: endpointLoading
-    });
-  }, [endpointEnabled, endpointLoading]);
-
   useEffect(() => {
     ocrOperation.resetResults();
     onPreviewFile?.(null);