Tool / OCR & AI

OCR PDF

Turn scanned PDF pages into selectable text with browser-local OCR.

OCR runs in your browser. For AI actions, only the relevant extracted text is sent to the configured AI provider. PDFs and AI content are not permanently stored or logged.

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A little more context

About OCR PDF

Use OCR PDF when scanned page images need selectable text, a text download, or a searchable PDF where the selected script is supported.

What is OCR PDF?

OCR PDF recognizes text in scanned page images so the content can be copied, searched, or used by a text-based PDF tool. It is a first step for image-only documents rather than a guarantee of perfect transcription.

When this tool helps

Search a scanned handout or receipt packet.
Copy text from photographed or image-only pages.
Create text output from a scan before trying a text-based conversion.

What happens to your file?

OCR recognition runs in your browser. Language data may download on first use, and the original PDF is not sent to the server for this workflow.

Features in this tool

Recognize supported languages in the browser.
Download extracted text.
Create a searchable PDF for supported Latin-script output.

Common problems and solutions

Recognition is inaccurate: Use a sharper, straight, high-contrast scan and verify names, dates, amounts, and technical terms against the image.
The searchable PDF option is unavailable: Hindi OCR currently provides text output rather than the searchable PDF path; use the downloaded text as needed.
A long document takes too long: The current workflow is limited to the first 10 pages; process a longer document in sections.

Tips and limitations

OCR runs locally in your browser; language data may download the first time you use a language.
Accuracy depends on scan quality, contrast, orientation, typeface, and language; verify names, amounts, and dates.
Hindi OCR is available as text output, but searchable PDF export is not offered for Hindi.

Frequently asked about OCR PDF

Does OCR guarantee exact text?

No. Compare important text with the scan, especially names, numbers, and dates.

Can OCR create a searchable PDF?

Yes for the supported Latin-script output. Hindi OCR currently provides text download instead.

Can I OCR a long book?

The current workflow is bounded to the first 10 pages, so longer documents need to be processed in sections.