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OCR PDF

Turn scans into searchable PDFs. Recognition runs in your browser; the original page image is kept and an invisible text layer is added on top.

Choose a file or drop it here

Click to browse · PDF, JPG, PNG · up to 100 MB

Recognition runs in your browser. Only the language model is downloaded from a public CDN, once.

Runs in your browser: your files and data never leave your device.

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What is OCR PDF?

OCR (optical character recognition) detects text in images of pages and turns it into real, selectable and searchable text.

How to use OCR PDF

  1. 1

    Choose a scanned PDF or an image.

  2. 2

    Select the document's language(s) and a quality level.

  3. 3

    Click Run OCR and download the searchable PDF and a plain-text file.

Features

  • Tesseract OCR running on your device
  • Multi-language recognition (up to three at once)
  • Keeps the original page appearance
  • Exports a searchable PDF and a .txt file

Supported formats

  • PDF
  • JPG
  • PNG

Maximum file size: 100 MB per file.

Practical uses

  • Search inside scanned contracts and invoices.
  • Copy text from a photographed document.
  • Prepare scans for summaries, translation or PDF to Word.

Limitations

  • Accuracy depends on scan quality; handwriting is generally not recognized.
  • The first run downloads the language model (a few MB), which is then cached.
  • Complex layouts such as tables may be recognized in reading order only.

Frequently asked questions

Is OCR 100% accurate?

No OCR is perfect. Clean, straight scans at 200–300 DPI give the best results; check important numbers manually.

Are my scans uploaded?

No. Recognition runs in your browser. Only the language model file is downloaded from a public CDN.

Which languages are supported?

Spanish, English, Portuguese, French, German, Indonesian, Italian and Dutch.