Searchable PDF / OCR
Add a searchable English text layer to scanned PDF pages, with local OCR and a text download.
Private by design
Your inputs stay on your device and are not sent to our servers. Optional usage analytics does not receive your files or tool inputs.
How to use Searchable PDF / OCR
- Open a scanned PDF and choose up to 20 pages.
- Choose a resolution and run local English OCR.
- Review the generated PDF and OCR text before downloading.
What are the limits of Searchable PDF / OCR?
English printed text only. Up to 20 selected pages per run; output contains the selected pages. The first use downloads same-origin OCR assets. Pages are capped at 4 megapixels; recognition can take time on mobile. OCR can misread names, numbers and layout; handwriting and non-Latin text are not reliably supported. Visible pages are rebuilt as images; links, forms and signatures are not preserved. PDF inputs stay in browser memory; no documents or recognized text are uploaded. PDF and OCR engines are served from this website. No remote links are opened automatically. Use authorized documents, review outputs, and download before closing the page. Input up to 20 MB / 200 pages unless a stricter limit is stated; output up to 80 MB. Edits may invalidate existing digital signatures.