OCR PDF
Recognise text in scanned PDFs; export text or a searchable PDF.
This tool runs in your browser. Your files and text are not uploaded.
Accepts: PDF (scanned or photographed pages). Limits: Up to 200.0 MB, 50 pages.
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The searchable PDF keeps each page as an image with invisible text over it, so the file can be larger than the original.
How to use OCR PDF
- Choose your scanned PDF.
- Pick the output: text or searchable PDF.
- Select Run OCR and wait while each page is read.
- Copy the text or download the file.
Questions
Is my PDF uploaded?
No. This tool runs in your web browser, so the file stays on your device.
Which languages are supported?
English. The recognition data (about 3 MB) is downloaded from Swoopty the first time you run OCR.
How accurate is it?
Clean, straight scans at 300 DPI work best. Handwriting, low-contrast photos and decorative fonts are often misread.