OCR PDF: make a scanned PDF searchable

Give a scanned PDF real text: search it for a word, select it and copy it, while the pages look exactly the same. No watermark, no account required.

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PDFup to 100 MB · one file

  • Your files stay yours

    Deleted within one hour at the latest

  • No watermark

    The free result is complete

  • No usage cap

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How it works

Three steps, nothing more.

  1. Step 01

    Drop your scanned PDF.

  2. Step 02

    Choose the document's language, then start the recognition.

  3. Step 03

    Download the searchable PDF.

What sets it apart

Built for the result.

Pages that keep their look

The recognized text is laid, invisible, beneath the image of each page: the document looks exactly like the original, yet any word can be searched, selected and copied.

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Pages set straight

A page scanned askew is straightened and a sideways page is turned upright before it is read: recognition is more accurate, and the document easier to read.

Accepted formats

Drop them as they are, no conversion needed first.

  • PDF

Privacy

Where your files are processed

This tool requires processing on our servers. Your file is sent over an encrypted connection, processed, then deleted automatically within one hour at the latest.

We keep neither the contents nor the name of your document beyond that point, unless you explicitly ask for it to be stored in your space.

Frequently asked

What people ask us.

Another question? The contact address is at the bottom of the page.

Any PDF, up to 100 MB and 100 pages: a scan, photos of pages put together as a PDF, a fax. Pages that already carry text are left as they are, so a mixed document loses nothing. To get all the text at once, run the PDF through the PDF to text tool afterwards.

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