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Make a PDF searchable (OCR)

A scanned document is only a picture. Text recognition adds its words as an invisible layer you can search, select and copy — the page looks exactly the same.

Your files never leave your browser. Nothing is uploaded, anywhere.

Drop your PDF here

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No limit on file count or size — only your computer’s memory.

How it works

  1. Drop in your scanned PDF.
  2. Pick the document’s language or languages.
  3. Download the PDF — searchable and copyable.

Questions

Is my document sent to a server?
No. Recognition runs in your browser. Only the language models are downloaded, from this site, the first time you pick a language; your browser keeps them after that, and the tool works offline.
Which language should I pick?
The document’s own: it sets the alphabet and vocabulary to expect. For a bilingual document, pick both (three at most). A wrong choice shows quickly — accents and letters specific to the language come out wrong.
What about pages that already have text?
They are left as they are: only pages without text are read, so the same words are never written twice.
How long does it take?
A few seconds per page, depending on your device. “Fast” reads pages at 200 dpi instead of 300 — quicker, slightly less accurate on small print.