Convert scanned PDFs to searchable text with free online OCR. Make your scanned documents searchable and selectable without installing any software.
Our OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool analyzes scanned pages and converts the images of text into actual selectable, searchable, and copyable text. Perfect for digitizing old documents, making scanned contracts searchable, or extracting text from image-based PDFs.
All OCR processing happens locally in your browser using advanced recognition algorithms. Your documents are never uploaded to any server, ensuring privacy for sensitive scanned documents.
OCR processing happens entirely in your browser. Your scanned documents never leave your device, making this tool safe for sensitive documents like contracts, IDs, and confidential records.
We support English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, and many other languages.
OCR works best on printed text. Handwritten text recognition is limited and may not be accurate.
No, the visual appearance stays the same. An invisible text layer is added behind the image.
Yes, after OCR processing you can select and copy text from the document.
Accuracy depends on scan quality and text clarity. Clear prints typically achieve 95%+ accuracy.
Yes, all pages in your document will be processed.
Processing time depends on document length and complexity. Most documents complete within a few minutes.
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