OCR a PDF
Recognize the text in scanned pages so you can search, select and copy it. English, French, Arabic, Spanish and more.
- Files never leave your device
- Free, no signup, no watermark
- Works on any browser
How to OCR a PDF
- 1Choose your scanned PDF
- 2Pick the document languages
- 3Download the searchable PDF
About OCR PDF
OCR recognizes the text in scanned pages and photos and adds it as an invisible layer, so you can search, select and copy it while the page looks exactly the same. Supports English, French, Arabic, Spanish, German and more, and runs in your browser.
Useful for
- Make scanned contracts searchable
- Copy text from a photographed page
- Prepare scans for PDF to Text
- Index archives
Frequently asked questions
Is my document sent to an OCR server?+
No. Recognition runs in your browser. Only the OCR models (about 20 MB) are downloaded the first time.
Does the page look different afterwards?+
No. The recognized text is added invisibly behind the original image.
Are my files uploaded to a server?+
No. Everything is processed locally in your browser, so your files never leave your device.