Make scans searchable
OCR a book scan so you can search for names and phrases across every page.
⚙️ Advanced PDF
🔍 OCR PDF
Extract text from scanned PDF pages with optical character recognition.
OCR PDF reads scanned pages with Tesseract OCR and creates a searchable PDF with the recognized text embedded. Choose a language and page range to process exactly what you need.
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How to use OCR PDF
- Upload a scanned PDF.
- Choose the OCR language and pages.
- Click Start OCR and wait for the browser to finish.
- Download the searchable PDF.
Features
- Runs Tesseract OCR in the browser
- Six language packs
- Searchable PDF output
- No uploads or servers
OCR runs fully offline. Worker, engine, and language data are bundled with this site.
Examples
Prep for Word conversion
OCR a photographed document, then convert the result to Word for editing.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The tool renders each page and recognizes text with Tesseract OCR.
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese language data are available.
Yes. The output PDF includes the recognized text, and a text report is also available.
The OCR tool uses Tesseract OCR which supports over 100 languages. Select your document language for the best results.
Accuracy depends on scan quality and document clarity. Clean, high-resolution scans typically achieve 95%+ accuracy. Handwritten text and low-quality scans may have lower accuracy.