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OCR PDF

Make scanned documents searchable and selectable.

About OCR PDF

OCR PDF recognises the text in scanned pages and adds an invisible text layer, so the file becomes searchable and selectable.

How to use it

  1. Add your scanned PDF.
  2. Choose the document language and options.
  3. Click Run OCR and download the searchable PDF.

Frequently asked questions

What is OCR?
Optical character recognition: software that reads text in images of pages.
Will it change how my scan looks?
No. The pages look the same. An invisible text layer is added behind them.
Are my files kept?
Your file is uploaded to process it and deleted automatically within 60 minutes.

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