OCR PDF
Make scanned documents searchable and selectable.
- 1Upload
- 2Choose language
- 3Download
Drop a scanned PDF here
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How to make a scanned PDF searchable
Everything happens in your browser tab. There is no software to install.
- 1
Upload your scan
Drop a scanned PDF onto the page or select it from your device.
- 2
Choose the language
Pick the language the document is written in, so letters and accents are read correctly.
- 3
Run OCR and download
Each page is read in turn. You download the same PDF, now searchable.
OCR PDF questions
It reads the text in each scanned page and adds it as an invisible layer under the image. The pages look exactly the same, but you can now search, select and copy the text.
A few seconds per page. The first time, your browser also downloads the OCR engine and the language data, which can take a little longer on a slow connection.
English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and Dutch. Choose the language the document is written in for the best results.
Yes. OCR runs in your browser, so your PDF is never uploaded to our servers. Only the OCR engine and language data are downloaded.