OCR PDF online — free
OCR a PDF online for free to make scanned documents searchable. It adds a selectable text layer over the page images so you can select, copy and search the text — right in your browser.
Processed in your browser — never uploaded
How to ocr pdf
- 1Choose your scanned PDF file.
- 2Click ‘Make searchable’ and let the OCR run.
- 3Download a PDF whose text you can select and search.
Frequently asked questions
How does OCR make a PDF searchable?+
The tool reads the text in your scanned pages and adds an invisible, selectable text layer on top, so the PDF becomes searchable and copyable.
Why does the first OCR take a while?+
The first run downloads the OCR engine (about 12 MB) and then caches it. OCR is also processing-heavy, so larger documents take longer.
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