PDF OCR — Make Scanned PDF Searchable
Run OCR on scanned PDFs to make them searchable and selectable online free. Converts image-based PDFs to text-layer PDFs. No signup required.
How it works
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Upload your scanned PDF
Upload the scanned or image-based PDF.
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Run OCR
Click Convert. OCR is applied to recognize and embed text in the PDF.
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Download searchable PDF
Download the searchable PDF. Files are deleted after 2 hours.
Frequently asked questions
What is OCR?
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) analyzes images of text and converts them into actual selectable, searchable text.
What languages are supported?
English is supported by default. The OCR engine handles most Latin-script languages well.
Will the PDF look different after OCR?
No. The visual appearance is preserved. OCR adds an invisible text layer behind the images.
Is there a page limit?
There is no hard page limit, but very large scanned PDFs may take longer to process.