Turn a scanned PDF into a document where you can search, select and copy the text.
Your files are processed in your browser and never uploaded to any server.
OCR (optical character recognition) is the technology that "reads" text in an image. A scanned PDF is really a photo of each page: you can see the text, but you can't search or copy it.
This tool recognizes the text and adds it as an invisible layer over each page. The document looks the same, but now you can search for words, copy them or convert the PDF to Word or Excel. You can also download just the text.
Select it or drag it into the upload area.
Tell us the document's language to improve accuracy.
Get a searchable PDF or a text file.
Your documents never leave your device: everything happens in the browser.
No sign-up, no usage limits and no watermarks.
No waiting for uploads or downloads: the result is ready in seconds.
Works on Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone.
Spanish and English (also combined), French, Portuguese, German and Italian.
It depends on the number of pages and your device: usually a few seconds per page.
Very accurate with sharp scans. Blurry or skewed images and handwriting reduce accuracy.
No. Recognition runs in your own browser.