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OCR PDF Online — Make Scanned PDFs Searchable
Extract text from scanned PDFs and images with OCR, and turn them into fully searchable, copyable documents.
Files never leave your device No installation
Scanned PDFs are just pictures of pages — you can’t search or copy their text. PDF Suite Pro’s OCR (optical character recognition) tool reads the text in your scans and produces a searchable PDF with an invisible text layer, plus plain text you can copy anywhere.
The OCR engine runs directly in your browser, so even sensitive scanned records — medical documents, legal papers, old archives — are never uploaded to a server.
Searchable PDFs
Adds an invisible text layer over the scan so any PDF reader can search it.
Copyable text
Extracts the recognized text so you can copy it into Word, email or notes.
Multi-page scans
Processes every page of a scanned document in one run with progress shown.
Private OCR
Recognition runs on your device — nothing is sent to the cloud.
How to use the OCR PDF tool
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Drop in your scanned PDF.
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Start OCR and watch per-page progress.
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Review the recognized text.
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Download a searchable PDF or copy the extracted text.
Frequently asked questions
What is OCR and when do I need it?
OCR (optical character recognition) converts pictures of text — scans and photos — into real, searchable text. Use it whenever you can’t select or search text in a PDF.
How accurate is the OCR?
On clean, well-lit scans of printed text, accuracy is typically very high. Handwriting, low resolution or skewed scans reduce accuracy — rescanning at 300 DPI helps.
Does OCR work without uploading my scan?
Yes — the OCR engine runs entirely in your browser, so your scanned documents never leave your device.
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