OCR PDF Online - Convert Scanned PDF to Searchable Text Free
Make scanned PDFs searchable and copyable using free OCR technology - extract text from scanned documents, images, and non-selectable PDFs in multiple languages. Works instantly online.
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Make your documents searchable (up to 50MB)
Convert Scanned PDFs and Images to Searchable Text with OCR
Transform flat, scanned PDF documents and image files into fully searchable, selectable, and editable PDFs with PDFjin's advanced free online OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tool. If you have non-searchable document scans, receipts, or page photos where you cannot copy text, our intelligent OCR engine reads page characters, matching them to digital fonts, and overlays selectable invisible text layers onto your pages with stunning accuracy. Ideal for researchers, legal clerks, and student archiving, our online OCR utility operates without login requirements or software installs. The process supports multiple languages and handles files up to 50MB quickly. PDFjin operates on secure cloud nodes to protect your records, automatically purging all data from our servers post-OCR to guarantee absolute confidentiality. Make your scanned documents interactive today with PDFjin.
How to OCR a PDF Online - Step by Step
Upload Your Scanned PDF
Drop your scanned or image-based PDF file into the OCR tool uploader.
Select Document Language
Choose the language of the text in your document for the best recognition accuracy.
Run the OCR Process
Click Run OCR - our engine recognizes and extracts all text from your document.
Download Searchable PDF
Download a new PDF where all text is fully selectable, searchable, and copyable.