OCR PDF Online
Run OCR on any PDF straight from your browser — no scanner software, no desktop suite, no signup. If the PDF's text is trapped in images, recognition sets it free. Free for everyone, within per-plan limits.
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Select fileAccepted: PDF
Your files are processed temporarily and deleted automatically — there is no general cloud storage. File deletion.
How to ocr pdf
Simple steps — no software to install.
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Upload the PDF
Scanned or image-based.
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Set the document language
The single biggest accuracy factor.
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Run OCR and pick the output
Searchable PDF, text or Word — then download.
Why use our OCR PDF
Secure & private
Files are encrypted in transit and deleted automatically after processing.
Fast results
Optimized processing returns your file in seconds.
Free to start
Core tools are free with daily limits — no install required.
Works anywhere
Runs in your browser on any device, anywhere in the world.
Does your PDF even need OCR?
Try selecting text in your PDF. If you can select and copy it, the file is text-based and converts directly with other tools. If your cursor selects nothing — the pages are images — OCR is exactly what you need.
Online beats installed for this job
Desktop OCR means installing software and often paying for it. Here the recognition runs on our servers: any device with a browser — including your phone — handles a 200-page scan the same way.
Choose your output
Searchable PDF (original look + invisible text layer), plain text for reuse, or Word for editing — same recognition, three destinations. Files are processed temporarily and deleted automatically — there is no general cloud storage.
- Runs fully in the browser flow
- Searchable PDF / TXT / DOCX output
- Free for everyone, incl. guests
- Many languages supported
- Files auto-deleted