What does OCR actually do here?

It recognizes text within scanned page images and embeds it as a searchable, selectable text layer, the visual page stays the same.

Which languages does OCR support?

It relies on your browser-based OCR engine, which supports a wide range of languages, English works best out of the box.

Will OCR work on a low-quality scan?

It works best on clear, well-lit scans; blurry or very low-resolution images will produce less accurate text recognition.

Does OCR PDF upload my files to a server?

No. OCR PDF runs entirely in your browser using on-device processing, your files never leave your device.

OCR PDF

Extract text from a scanned or image-based PDF.

Runs in your browser

Drop a scanned or image-based PDF here

Choose File

Extracts text only (not a searchable PDF). The OCR model downloads on first use, then it's cached. Runs entirely in your browser.

About this tool

Text trapped in a scanned or image-based PDF isn't selectable, searchable, or copyable until it's been recognized and extracted through OCR (optical character recognition). This tool extracts text from a scanned or image-based PDF, turning image-locked content into real, usable text.

Frequently asked questions

Scan to PDF

Capture pages with your camera and save them as a PDF.

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Compress PDF

Reduce PDF file size while keeping quality.

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Combine multiple PDF files into a single document.

Split PDF

Extract pages or split a PDF into multiple files.

PDF to Word

Convert PDF documents into editable Word files.

Word to PDF

Convert Word documents into PDF files.

PDF to JPG

Convert PDF pages into JPG images.

JPG to PDF

Convert JPG images into a single PDF file.

Rotate PDF

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Extract PDF Pages

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