Make scanned PDFs searchable
Scanned contracts, receipts and old documents are just pictures of text. OCR PDF recognises the words and adds an invisible text layer, so you can search, select and copy them, while every page looks exactly the same.
How to use it
- Choose a scanned PDF.
- Wait a few seconds per page while your device reads the text.
- Download the searchable PDF.
Privacy: Your file is processed inside your browser and is never uploaded to our servers.
Questions
Which languages are supported?
English today. More languages are coming.
Will my PDF look different?
No. The text layer is invisible; the original page images are untouched.
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