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OCR PDF

Detect scanned pages and add a searchable, selectable text layer using OCR, with a choice of recognition language.

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Accepted: PDF

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How OCR PDF works

  1. 1Upload your file — it's validated and sent to our servers over an encrypted connection.
  2. 2Choose your options and click the tool's action button.
  3. 3Your file is processed by a real conversion/processing engine in a background job — not in your browser.
  4. 4Download the result. Both the original and result files are automatically deleted after a short retention window.

Frequently asked questions

What does OCR PDF do?

Detect scanned pages and add a searchable, selectable text layer using OCR, with a choice of recognition language.

What file formats are supported?

This tool accepts PDF files.

Are my uploaded files stored?

Files are stored only long enough to process your request, then automatically deleted according to our retention settings — typically within a couple of hours. We never use your documents for anything other than fulfilling your request.

What are the limitations of this tool?

OCR accuracy depends on scan quality and language selection. Requires the Tesseract OCR system engine to be installed on the server.