OCR converts scanned images into machine-readable text.

OCR PDF Online Free - Make Scanned PDF Searchable

Convert scanned PDF images into searchable, selectable, and copyable text using OCR. Free online, supports English and many other languages with up to 99% accuracy.

What Is OCR?

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) analyses scanned document images and identifies every character, word, and layout element to produce a text layer inside the PDF. This makes the document searchable, copy-paste enabled, and accessible to screen readers.

Searchable PDF output - Ctrl+F finds any word in the document
Selectable text - copy and paste any content freely
Multi-language OCR - English, Arabic, French, Spanish, German, and more
Up to 99% accuracy - on clearly scanned documents with standard fonts

Frequently Asked Questions

What is OCR and how does it work? +

OCR stands for Optical Character Recognition. It analyzes scanned images and converts them into machine-readable searchable text.

Which languages does OCR support? +

Our OCR supports English and many major world languages including Arabic, French, Spanish, German, and more.

How accurate is the OCR? +

OCR accuracy is typically 95-99% for clearly scanned documents with standard fonts.