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OCR PDF
Convert scanned or image-based PDFs into searchable PDFs with OCR. Free online tool that works entirely in your browser — no upload required.
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Files stay on your deviceUp to 100MB per fileNo account needed
How to use OCR PDF
Recognize scanned text in 41 selectable languages, using up to three languages per run. Add searchable Unicode text to selected PDF pages while retaining all original pages and appearance. Download recognized text as TXT or editable DOCX.
Input: application/pdf. Output: application/pdf, text/plain, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document.
- Select a scanned PDF and choose its printed languages.
- Choose all pages or a page range, the scan resolution and preferred download format.
- Recognize text, then download and review the searchable PDF, TXT or DOCX.
Processing, privacy and limitations
- How are my files processed?
- Files are processed in your browser; this tool does not upload the selected file for processing.
- What limitations should I check?
- Recognition accuracy depends on scan quality and selected languages. Printed, upright text works best; handwriting and complex layouts require review. Up to 100MB per PDF, 2,000 total pages and 200 selected pages per run. OCR rendering is bounded to 20 megapixels per page. TXT and DOCX contain recognized text, not original page layout. Signed/certified and XFA PDFs require an unsigned standard PDF copy.