OCR PDF
Extract text from scanned documents — make PDFs searchable
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Text Recognition
Extracts text from scanned documents and images
Searchable PDF
Output PDF is fully searchable and selectable
15+ Languages
Supports major world languages with high accuracy
Fast Processing
High-speed OCR engine powered by Tesseract
OCR PDF — make scanned documents searchable, free
Turn scanned PDFs into searchable, selectable documents with our free online OCR tool. Optical character recognition reads the text in your scans and adds a real text layer, so you can search, select, and copy content that used to be locked in an image — no watermark and no signup.
OCR is essential for making scanned contracts, receipts, and books usable. Our tool supports multiple languages and processes files securely, deleting them automatically afterwards.
How to ocr pdf
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Upload your scanned PDF
Drag and drop the scanned document, or click to select it from your device.
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Run OCR
Click OCR PDF and our engine recognizes the text on every page.
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Download the searchable PDF
Save a PDF with a real text layer you can search and copy. Your upload is deleted automatically.
Why use our ocr pdf tool?
Searchable text layer
Adds recognized text over your scan so you can search and select content.
Copy from scans
Turn image-only pages into text you can copy and reuse.
Multiple languages
Recognizes text in many languages for accurate results.
Free & no watermark
Run OCR on PDFs online free with no signup and no watermark.
OCR PDF — frequently asked questions
What is OCR and how does it work?+
OCR (optical character recognition) analyzes the images in a scanned document and converts them into machine-readable text you can search and copy.
How do I make a scanned PDF searchable?+
Upload the scanned PDF and click OCR PDF. The tool adds a searchable text layer and gives you a downloadable file.
How do I extract text from a scanned document?+
Run OCR on the file, then select and copy the recognized text from the resulting searchable PDF.
How accurate is OCR?+
Accuracy is high for clear scans. Quality depends on the resolution and clarity of the original document.
Is it secure?+
Yes. Files are uploaded over encrypted HTTPS and deleted automatically after processing.