OCR PDF

Extract text from scanned PDFs and images using Optical Character Recognition. Supports multiple languages. All processing happens locally in your browser.

Upload Scanned PDF or Image

Drag and drop your file here or click to browse

Supports: PDF, PNG, JPG, JPEG, WebP, BMP

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Features

16+ Languages

Support for English, Russian, German, French, Chinese, Japanese, and more.

PDF & Images

Process scanned PDFs, photos, screenshots, and various image formats.

100% Private

All OCR processing happens in your browser. Files never leave your device.

Confidence Score

See how confident the OCR engine is about the extracted text.

How to OCR a PDF

Make scanned PDFs searchable and selectable

1

Upload Scanned PDF

Drag and drop your scanned PDF or click to browse. Select the document language for best OCR accuracy.

2

Run OCR Recognition

Tesseract.js analyzes each page, detects text in the scanned images, and creates an invisible searchable text layer.

3

Download Searchable PDF

Download your PDF with full text search, copy-paste, and screen reader support. Original layout preserved.

Why Use Our OCR Tool

Complete Privacy

OCR runs locally in your browser using Tesseract.js. No server upload — sensitive scanned documents stay on your device.

Multi-Language Support

Supports English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, and many more languages for accurate text recognition.

Searchable Output

The result PDF has a text layer that enables search, copy-paste, and screen reader accessibility while keeping original appearance.

Works Everywhere

No software to install. Run OCR on Windows, Mac, Linux, Chromebook, or mobile using any modern browser.

100% Free

No premium plans, no per-page fees, no watermarks. OCR unlimited PDFs at no cost.

No Registration

No account, no email. Open the page, OCR your scanned PDF, download the result.

Frequently Asked Questions

Upload your scanned PDF, the tool uses optical character recognition to detect text in images, then creates a searchable PDF with an invisible text layer over the original pages.
The tool supports multiple languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, and many more. Select your language before processing for best results.
No. All OCR processing happens locally in your browser using Tesseract.js. Your PDF never leaves your device — complete privacy guaranteed.
Yes. The OCR adds an invisible text layer on top of the original scanned images. The visual appearance stays exactly the same, but text becomes searchable and selectable.
Accuracy depends on scan quality. Clear, high-resolution scans (300+ DPI) with standard fonts typically achieve 95%+ accuracy. Handwritten text or low quality scans may have lower accuracy.
Yes. After OCR processing, you can select and copy text from the PDF. The text is also searchable using your PDF viewer's find function.
No. The tool runs entirely in your web browser using the Tesseract.js OCR engine. No downloads, no plugins needed.
No strict limit. OCR processing time increases with page count, but there are no artificial restrictions. Each page is processed individually.

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