OCR PDF (Scanned to Text)
Extract text from scanned PDF pages using in-browser OCR.
OCR PDF (Scanned to Text)
About OCR PDF (Scanned to Text)
Extract text from scanned PDF documents and image-based pages using client-side Optical Character Recognition (OCR). Powered by in-browser Tesseract.js engine.
How to use OCR PDF (Scanned to Text)
Add your file
Choose a file or drag it onto the upload box. We check that the file type and size are supported.
Pick your options
Change the settings shown next to the file if you need to. The defaults work for most files.
Download the result
Click the main button, then download your new file. Check it before you share or submit it.
What it does
- ✓Client-side optical character recognition powered by WebAssembly Tesseract engine
- ✓Extracts text from scanned paper records, photocopies, and flattened image PDFs
- ✓Interactive text preview with one-click copy and downloadable text file output
- ✓Processes files locally on your computer with no document transfer to remote servers
When to use it
Convert scanned paper contracts, receipts, and letters into searchable, editable text.
Extract text from scanned historical books, periodicals, and archival manuscripts.
Extract vendor names, dates, and amounts from photographed paper invoices.
Make scanned discovery documents and exhibits searchable and editable.
Tips
- •Higher resolution and clear contrast in source scans significantly improve OCR recognition accuracy.
- •OCR is computationally intensive; keep the browser tab active while pages are being processed.
- •Review extracted names, numbers, and punctuation for minor scanning artifacts.