Make PDF Searchable (OCR)
Recognize text in scanned PDF pages via OCR and make the file searchable.
How it works
Upload PDF
Select a scanned PDF file.
Choose a language
Choose the document's language for better recognition.
Download
The searchable PDF downloads automatically.
Benefits
Good to know about this tool
Recognizes text on scanned PDF pages via optical character recognition (OCR) and embeds it invisibly into the pages, making the file searchable and its text copyable.
So scanned documents (e.g. scanned letters or contracts) can be searched, copied and archived.
- Make scanned contracts searchable by keyword
- Copy text from a scanned form
- Store archived documents in searchable form
- Choose the correct language, otherwise recognition accuracy suffers
- Clear, legible scans give the best results
Frequently Asked Questions
Does the page appearance stay the same?
Yes, nothing visibly changes — the recognized text is embedded invisibly behind the page image.
How many languages are supported?
German, English and Arabic, individually or combined.
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