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OCR PDF

Make scanned PDFs searchable and selectable with text recognition.

Drop your file here

.pdf

Downloads the Tesseract OCR engine and language data (about 2-15 MB) from the jsDelivr CDN on first use.

Takes a few seconds per page.

How to use OCR PDF

  1. 1

    Choose a file (.pdf) or drop it into the box.

  2. 2

    Adjust the options to suit your needs.

  3. 3

    Click “OCR PDF” and download the result: searchable pdf + txt.

Your document is processed inside your browser and is not uploaded to PDF100. See the note above for the one network request this tool makes. Read our privacy policy.

OCR PDF questions

Is OCR PDF free?

Yes. OCR PDF on PDF100 is free with no account, no watermark and no daily limit. The site is supported by advertising.

Are my files uploaded when I use OCR PDF?

Your document itself is processed in your browser and is not uploaded. Downloads the Tesseract OCR engine and language data (about 2-15 MB) from the jsDelivr CDN on first use.

Which files does OCR PDF accept?

OCR PDF accepts .pdf. The result is: searchable pdf + txt.

Is there a file size limit?

There is no fixed limit set by PDF100. Because processing happens on your device, the practical limit is your browser memory. Very large files work best on a desktop computer.

Does OCR PDF work on my phone?

Yes. OCR PDF works in current versions of Chrome, Safari, Edge and Firefox on desktop and mobile. Large documents are faster on a computer.

Are there any limitations?

Takes a few seconds per page.

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