OCR PDF
Make scanned PDFs searchable and selectable.
- 1Add fileAdd file
- 2OptionsOptions
- 3ProcessProcess
- 4DownloadDownload
Add a scanned PDF
Text recognition runs in this browser. Nothing is uploaded. Photos of pages? Use JPG to PDF first.
Drag and drop your file here. Select a file from your device.Select a file from your device.How it works
- Add your scanChoose a scanned PDF or drop it on the page.
- Pick the languageEnglish, French or Arabic, and the pages to read.
- Check and downloadFix flagged words, then save the searchable PDF or text.
Works well with OCR PDF
Explore all Convert tools- Redact PDFPermanently black out and remove sensitive text and areas from a PDF.
- Compress PDFReduce the file size of your PDF, with control over image quality.
- PDF to WordTurn a PDF into an editable Word document (DOCX) you can change.
- Edit PDFAdd text, shapes and drawings to a PDF, then save an edited copy.
- PDF to textExtract all the text from a PDF into a plain .txt file.
- PDF to ExcelPull tables out of a PDF into an Excel spreadsheet (XLSX).
Lock it before you share it
Protect PDF adds a password, Redact PDF removes what others shouldn’t see, and Compress PDF makes it easier to send.
Runs in your browser, so your file is not uploaded. An optional server mode exists but is off.
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Questions
Which languages does OCR read?
English, French and Arabic. The language data downloads once and is then cached on your device.
What is OCR?
Optical character recognition: software reads the text in a picture of a page so you can search and copy it.
Are my files uploaded?
Runs in your browser, so your file is not uploaded. An optional server mode exists but is off.
Is OCR PDF free?
Yes. No signup and no watermark.
Will it work on an old phone?
Yes for most files. On low-memory phones files up to 20 MB are safest; above your device's limit you get a warning and can try anyway.
Does it work on Mac, Windows, iPhone and Android?
Yes. It runs in any current browser, so there is nothing to install on any of them.