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OCR PDF
Uploads to convertBetaTurn a scanned PDF or photos of pages into a searchable PDF: an invisible text layer is added so you can select and search the text, while every page looks exactly the same. Uses credits, or free with Pro.
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Recognition accuracy depends on scan quality; clear, straight pages work best.
Choose a scanned PDF or page photosDrag & drop or browsePDF filesSent securely to our server to make it searchable, then removed.
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How it works
- 1Choose a scanned PDF or photos of pages.
- 2They are sent securely to our server, read with OCR, then removed.
- 3Download a searchable PDF you can select and search.
Best for
- Making an old scan searchable.
- Copying text from a photographed document.
- Preparing a scan before converting it to Word.