Make a scanned PDF searchable and selectable.
Adjust settings to match exactly what you need
Files are never uploaded to a server — processed in your browser
No limits, no payment, ever
Choose a PDF made from photos or a scanner.
English, Hindi, or Hindi + English for mixed documents.
Each page is read by the OCR engine and an invisible text layer is added.
The PDF looks the same, but you can now search, select and copy text.
OCR PDF makes scanned documents searchable by recognising the text on every page — including Hindi.
The language model (a few MB) downloads once; later runs are faster.
Clear, straight, well-lit scans give the best results. Handwriting is not recognised reliably.
Yes — run PDF to Word on the OCR'd file.
No. The tool runs entirely in your browser, so your file never leaves your device and nothing is stored on our side.