PDF & Office

OCR PDF (scanned)

Extract text from scanned PDFs using OCR.

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Accepts .pdf · One file at a time · Up to 100 MB each

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Turn scanned PDFs and image PDFs into searchable, editable text using Tesseract OCR. Supports six languages out of the box — English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian — and delivers a UTF-8 .txt output with one section per page. Perfect for old contracts, book scans and receipt bundles.

Common ways to use OCR PDF (scanned)

Search old contracts

Turn a 500-page scanned archive into full-text-searchable data.

Digitise handwriting-free notes

Typed but scanned meeting notes become editable in minutes.

Prep for LLMs

ChatGPT can't read image PDFs — OCR them first, then paste the text.

Extract receipts

Turn a bundle of receipt photos-as-PDF into text you can classify for expenses.

Rebuild lost source files

Recreate an editable version of a document whose original was lost, using only the print scan.

OCR PDF (scanned) — frequently asked questions

Which languages are supported?

English (eng), Spanish (spa), French (fra), German (deu), Portuguese (por) and Italian (ita). More languages available on request.

How accurate is the OCR?

95%+ on clean, high-DPI scans; 80–90% on lower-quality phone photos. Blurry or rotated scans reduce accuracy.

Does it recognise handwriting?

Tesseract handles printed text well but is unreliable on handwriting. For handwriting, a specialised service is required.

Will layout be preserved?

No — output is plain text page-by-page. For layout preservation, run PDF to Word after OCR.

Is my scanned PDF stored?

No. All uploads and outputs auto-delete within one hour.

Pro tips for OCR PDF (scanned)

Scan at 300 DPI or higher for the best OCR accuracy.
Deskew crooked pages in an image editor before uploading.
For non-Latin scripts (Arabic, Hindi, Chinese), contact us to enable additional Tesseract language packs.

How to use OCR PDF (scanned)

1. Upload — drop your .pdf file(s) into the box above or click to browse.
2. Configure — set any tool options (password, angle, watermark text) if applicable.
3. Convert — click Convert now. Processing usually takes 3–10 seconds.
4. Download — save the result to your device. Your file will auto-delete from our servers in 1 hour.

Why use OCR PDF (scanned)?

Free & unlimited

No signup, no daily limit, no watermark on the output.

Private by default

HTTPS upload, auto-delete after 1 hour, zero tracking of your document contents.

Works everywhere

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS — anywhere with a modern browser.