Examples: 1-10, 5,8,12, 1-5,8,10-15
Leave blank to process all pages.
Leave blank to process all pages.
⚠ OCR uses browser memory and CPU. Large PDFs or multiple OCR languages may be slow on low-end devices. Close other apps/tabs if memory is limited.
Selecting many OCR languages can significantly increase processing time.
Selecting many OCR languages can significantly increase processing time.
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Create searchable PDFs from scanned files
This tool helps create searchable PDF files from scanned PDFs using OCR text recognition directly in your browser.
After processing, text inside the PDF can be searched, selected, and copied more easily.
OCR text recognition for scanned PDFs
The tool uses OCR to recognize text from scanned PDF pages or PDFs that contain image-based text.
Suitable for:
- scanned documents
- scanned papers
- study materials
- image-based PDFs
- archived documents
After creating a searchable PDF, you can:
- search text inside the PDF
- select text in the PDF
- copy text content
OCR results may vary depending on scan quality and text clarity.
How to use
- upload a scanned PDF
- choose the OCR language
- generate the searchable PDF
- download the new PDF file
Supported languages
The tool supports:
- English
- Vietnamese
- English + Vietnamese
Works directly in your browser
The tool runs directly on the web without installing software.
Supported platforms:
- Windows
- Linux
- macOS
- Android
- iPhone
- tablets
Main features
- create searchable PDFs
- OCR text recognition
- add searchable text to PDFs
- support scanned PDFs
- support English and Vietnamese
- works on desktop and mobile
- no installation required
About this tool
This is a lightweight browser-based tool for creating searchable PDFs from scanned PDF files using OCR text recognition.
