OCR PDF

Make scanned PDFs searchable or extract text (client-side). Choose language & DPI, then OCR.

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Add PDF

Click to choose a file or drag & drop here

OCR options

Language

Downloads language data on first use.

Render DPI

Higher DPI = better OCR, slower & larger.

Pages (optional)

Ranges and commas supported.

Convert to grayscale before OCR Light de-noise (binarize)

Output

Preview OCR text (first page)

Notes & tips

Fully private — runs in your browser.
Use DPI 150–200 for most scans; 300 for small text.
For best results, grayscale + de-noise (binarize) is recommended for photos/scans.
Multi-language OCR is supported; selecting a language will fetch its data on first run.