OCR PDF
Turn your scanned documents into searchable and selectable text-based PDFs. All OCR processing happens securely in your browser.
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Your PDFs are processed with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) entirely in your browser. No files are uploaded, ensuring your data remains confidential.
How to Create Searchable PDFs with OCR
1. Select Your Scanned PDFs
Click 'Select PDF Files' or drag and drop one or more scanned PDF documents into the designated area.
2. Convert & Save
Click the 'Convert & Save PDFs' button. The tool will perform OCR on each page and create a new, searchable PDF.
3. Download Your File
Once processing is complete, the new searchable PDF will be automatically downloaded to your device. If you selected multiple files, they will be saved in a ZIP archive.
Frequently Asked Questions about OCR PDF
Is this OCR process secure?
Yes, it is completely secure. The entire OCR process happens in your browser. Your files are never uploaded to a server, guaranteeing the privacy of your documents.
What languages does the OCR support?
The OCR is optimized for English. Support for other languages may be added in the future, but accuracy will be highest for English text.
Will the formatting of my original PDF be preserved?
The tool creates an invisible text layer over the original page image. This means the visual appearance is identical to the original, but the text becomes selectable and searchable. The original layout is perfectly preserved.
Why is the process slow for large files?
OCR is a computationally intensive task. It analyzes each page as an image to recognize characters. Larger files or files with many pages will take longer to process, as it all depends on your computer's processing power.