PDF OCR on Android
Android phones collect scans — camera captures, app outputs, WhatsApp documents — all image-only, all unsearchable. Chrome OCR gives them text: searchable, selectable, copyable. Free for everyone, within per-plan limits.
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Drag & drop your file here
or click to browse · Up to 15 MB
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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Open PDF OCR in Chrome
Any Android device.
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Upload and pick the language
Hindi to Spanish, covered.
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Keep the searchable version
Contents now findable.
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.
The Downloads-folder archive, unlocked
Months of scanned receipts, forms and records sit findable only by filename. OCR turns them into a searchable archive — the phone's file search starts returning documents by their contents.
The Chrome flow
Upload from the file manager, set the document's language (Indian languages included), download the searchable copy — recognition runs server-side, free for guests and accounts alike.
- Scan-archive searchability
- Indian + world languages
- Free for everyone incl. guests
- No app installation
- Files auto-deleted