Text recognition (OCR)

Make scanned PDFs searchable

Recognise the text in scans and photos so you can search, select and copy it — the pages look exactly the same.

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Scanned PDFs or photos of documents (PDF, JPG, PNG, TIFF)

Tip: you can also paste files with Ctrl/⌘ + V

Professional OCR

An invisible text layer is added behind each page, so Ctrl+F, copy and screen readers work.

Accurate recognition for English, Hindi (Devanagari) or documents that mix both.

Crooked and sideways scans are deskewed and rotated the right way up.

FAQ

What does OCR do?

Optical character recognition finds the words in an image of text. Your PDF looks the same, but its text becomes searchable and copyable.

Which files can I use?

Scanned PDFs and photos or scans saved as JPG, PNG or TIFF (up to 50 MB each).

Can I convert a scanned PDF to Word?

Yes — use PDF to Word. Scanned pages are recognised automatically before conversion, so you get editable text.

Is OCR 100% accurate?

Clear, straight scans at 300 DPI give the best results. Handwriting and very low-quality images may contain mistakes.

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