OCR PDF
Recognize English text in scanned PDF pages on your device. Download a searchable PDF and a plain text transcript, with page-by-page progress and cancellation.
How to ocr pdf
- Open a scanned PDF and choose the page range.
- Run English OCR and follow recognition progress.
- Download the searchable PDF or recognized text.
When to use this tool
Make clear English-language scans searchable and easier to copy. Recognition can misread handwriting, unusual fonts, columns, or low-resolution images, so proofread the transcript.
Frequently asked questions
This version bundles English recognition data. Other languages are not downloaded automatically.
No. The app downloads its own OCR code and language assets; your pages are processed in browser workers.
Recognized pages retain their rendered appearance with a searchable text layer. Only the selected pages are included in the OCR output.
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Your selected files stay on your device. Reset the workspace or close this tab to release the application’s references to them.