OCR PDF

Click Select scanned PDF, or drop the file on the page. Choose the language of the document, then click Make searchable. When it finishes, download the new PDF.

No. The original pages are kept exactly as they are. The recognized text is added as an invisible layer on top, so only the way the file behaves changes: you can search it and select text.

30 languages, including English, Arabic, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Hebrew, Hindi, Thai, Chinese and Japanese. If a document mixes two languages, pick a second one.

Pages that already contain real text are left untouched, and only the scanned pages are recognized. Turn it off to recognize every page.

Accurate reads each page at 300 dpi and is better for small print. Fast reads at 200 dpi, which is quicker but can miss small text.

No. The text is recognized in your browser. The only download is the reader and the language data, which are fetched once and then reused.

Yes. After the PDF is ready, you can also download everything that was recognized as a .txt file.

The page may be blank, or contain only a picture or a drawing. Poor scan quality or the wrong language can also cause it. Try Accurate quality and check the language.

Files up to 50 MB and 100 pages. Recognition runs on your device, so long documents take a few minutes.