PDF tools
Make scanned PDFs searchable and copyable.
Upload a scanned PDF to make its text searchable.
Scanned pages get an invisible text layer: the PDF looks the same, but you can search, select and copy its text. Pages that already contain text are left unchanged.
OCR PDF turns a scanned document into a searchable PDF. Text recognition (OCR) reads each scanned page and adds an invisible text layer over the words: the PDF looks exactly the same, but you can now search it, select text and copy it.
Choose your scanned PDF.
Pick the language of the document.
Download your searchable PDF.
Text recognition runs in your browser: your document is never uploaded.
The pages are not changed: the text layer is invisible and sits over the words.
Pages that already contain text are left untouched; only scanned pages are recognized.
Choose your PDF, pick its language and click Make PDF searchable. Download the new PDF and use Ctrl+F to search its text.
OCR currently reads English and French text. Other languages using the Latin alphabet are partly recognized, without some accents.
No. The original pages stay as they are; only an invisible text layer is added.
No. OCR runs entirely in your browser, so your document never leaves your device.
