OCR PDF — Extract Text from Scanned PDFs
Convert scanned PDF documents into searchable, selectable text using OCR. Supports 15+ languages. 100% free, processed in your browser.
100% Private — Your files are processed entirely in your browser and never leave your device.
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Max file size: 50.0 MB
How to Extract Text from a Scanned PDF
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Upload your scanned PDF
Select a scanned PDF or image-based PDF document from your device.
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Choose the document language
Select the language of your document from 15+ supported languages for the best OCR accuracy.
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Extract and download the text
Get the extracted text as a .txt file, copy it to your clipboard, or download a searchable PDF. All processing runs locally via Tesseract.js.
Frequently Asked Questions
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) scans images of text and converts them into selectable, searchable text. This is useful for scanned documents, photos of text, or image-based PDFs.
Our OCR tool supports 15+ languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, and more.
Accuracy depends on the quality of the scanned document. Clear, high-resolution scans typically achieve 95%+ accuracy. Handwritten text or low-quality scans may have lower accuracy.
Yes. OCR processing runs entirely in your browser using Tesseract.js. Your document is never uploaded to any server.