OCR PDF
Recognize the text in scanned documents and photos so you can search, select and copy it. Produces a searchable PDF plus a plain-text file.
Select a PDF file
or drag and drop a file here
How it works
How to ocr pdf online
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Upload your PDF by clicking the box or dragging a file into it.
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Choose your settings in the panel on the right.
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Click “Recognize text” and download the result.
FAQ
Questions about OCR PDF
How accurate is it?+
On clean scans at 200 dpi or better, accuracy is typically above 98% for Latin-script languages.
Is my document uploaded?+
No. Recognition runs in your browser using a downloaded language model.