OCR PDF
Make a scanned PDF searchable with OCR.
Accurate multi-language OCR with an invisible text layer added back over the scan is too heavy and slow to run reliably in the browser. That needs a server-side processing step we haven't shipped yet — we won't ship a browser-only version that quietly produces a broken or low-quality result. This tool is not available yet.
This tool is coming soon
Accurate multi-language OCR with an invisible text layer added back over the scan is too heavy and slow to run reliably in the browser. That needs a server-side processing step we haven't shipped yet — we won't ship a browser-only version that quietly produces a broken or low-quality result. This tool is not available yet.
- Free — no signup, no account, no watermark
- Works on mobile, tablet and desktop
- Instant — results appear as soon as you enter your input
Overview
Runs optical character recognition over a scanned PDF and adds an invisible, selectable text layer so it becomes searchable.
How to use it
- 1This tool is not available yet — see the note above.
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