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OCR PDF

Recognize the text in a scanned PDF and add an invisible, searchable text layer — entirely on-device.

Click to upload or drag & drop a PDF

Select one scanned or image-based PDF. Files are processed entirely in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

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    Your searchable PDF is ready

    Recognizes English text entirely on your device (no upload) using an in-browser OCR engine — first use downloads a small language model (~9 MB) once, then works offline afterward. Works best on clear, reasonably high-resolution scans; handwriting and low-quality scans will be less accurate.