PDF OCR — Make Scanned PDFs Searchable and Editable
Run optical character recognition on any scanned or image-based PDF to make it fully searchable, selectable, and editable. Processed privately inside your browser.
*Pro users can sync usage across devices.
Who Is This For?
Built for Every Workflow
Students
Quickly merge assignments, split research papers, and convert notes locally.
Professionals
Securely handle sensitive business contracts and reports without server uploads.
Admin Teams
Efficiently process bulk documents and organize digital archives with ease.
About PDF OCR
The PDF OCR is a pro-grade utility that lets you recognise scanned PDF text with ease. Our architecture is focused on provide a premium experience that is both fast and incredibly secure.
Designed for archivists, researchers, and legal document handlers, it simplifies complex manual tasks into a few clicks. Like all our tools, it operates on a "No Uploads" policy, keeping your data where it belongs: with you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common Inquiries
Powerful Features
Multi-Language OCR
Recognises text in dozens of languages from scanned pages with high accuracy.
Searchable Output
The resulting PDF has an invisible text layer, making every word findable via Ctrl+F.
Document Confidentiality
Sensitive scanned documents stay on your device — OCR runs in the browser locally.
How to Use
Open your scanned or image-based PDF to let the engine analyse the pages.
Select the language of the text if it differs from the default.
Run OCR — the browser processes each page and embeds the text layer.
Download the searchable, fully accessible PDF output.
Privacy & Security First
Usage & Transparency
This tool runs entirely in your browser's local RAM. While we suggest a 100MB target for maximum stability on all devices, your actual limit is determined solely by your hardware. Modern desktops can often process files up to 500MB or more instantly and securely.