OCR PDF

Recognize English text in scanned PDFs and make them searchable and copyable. Free and private, with OCR running in your browser.

How to use it

  1. Select a scanned PDF.
  2. Click Make searchable and wait while each page is read.
  3. Download a PDF with a hidden text layer you can search and copy.

Questions

Which languages does OCR support?

English for now. More languages will be added later.

Is my scanned document uploaded for OCR?

No. The OCR engine runs inside your browser, so the scan never leaves your device.

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