OCR your scanned PDF
Add an invisible, searchable text layer to scanned documents so you can copy and search them.
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How to ocr pdf
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Add your file
Drag and drop a file, or browse from your device.
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Adjust the options
Set the options that fit your document, then run the tool.
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Download the result
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Frequently asked questions
What does OCR do?
It recognises text inside page images and adds a hidden text layer, making the PDF searchable and copyable.
Which languages are supported?
Over 100 languages via Tesseract, including English, French, German, Spanish and Italian.
Is the visual quality changed?
No, OCR only adds a text layer and never degrades the original scan.