PDF OCR: Extract Text from Scans
Turn scanned documents and image-only PDFs into editable text you can copy, search and reuse. Pick the language for the best accuracy.
How to pDF OCR
- 1Add a scanned PDF
Drop a PDF made from a scanner or phone photos.
- 2Pick language and pages
Choose the document language and up to 10 pages per run.
- 3Copy or download text
Review the recognized text, then copy it or download a .txt file.
Features
10 languages
English, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese and Korean.
Page by page
Text is labelled by page number so you can find passages quickly.
Tesseract OCR
Uses the open-source Tesseract engine. Language data downloads on first use.
Private by design
Editing runs in your browser with open-source libraries. Files are checked for size and pricing, but the PDF processing itself happens on your device.
Frequently asked questions
What is PDF OCR?
Optical character recognition reads the letters in scanned page images and turns them into editable text.
Does it create a searchable PDF?
No. It produces plain text you can copy or download as .txt.
How accurate is it?
Clear, straight, high-contrast scans work best. Always check names, numbers and punctuation.
How many pages can I process?
Up to 10 pages per run. Run it again for the next pages.
Is this tool free?
Files under 200 KB are free. Larger batches have a one-time price based on total file size, shown before you process anything.