PDF OCR (Scanned Docs)
OCR scanned PDFs into extractable text with Tesseract.js — English, Hindi, Spanish, or French. Convert a 50-page scan into researchable text — local processing, unlimited saves.
Runs on Tesseract.js
How to Use the PDF OCR (Scanned Docs)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Searchable vs selectable — what results?
Neither in-PDF: the tool outputs extracted plain text you copy or download as .txt — no searchable PDF is produced. A 50-page scan becomes readable text in minutes.
Which languages work?
Four packs: English, Hindi, Spanish, and French — no Arabic or Chinese. Pick the document's language first — the wrong pack garbles accuracy.
What scan quality is needed?
300 DPI flat scans hit 95%+; phone photos of curved pages land 70–85%. Deskew first, then OCR — order matters enormously.
Are my scans uploaded for OCR?
No — recognition runs locally in your browser with Tesseract.js. Only the searchable PDF save touches the network — downloads are unlimited.
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Last updated October 2026