Make a PDF searchable
Add an invisible text layer to a scanned PDF so you can search, select and copy its text. Pages keep exactly the same look.
Accepted: PDF · Max 190.7 MB per file
Processed on your device — nothing is uploaded.
How to make a scanned PDF searchable
Drop your scanned PDF above.
Pick the document language, then click Extract text.
Download the searchable PDF, or copy its text directly.
How it works
- English and French
- Recognition runs on Tesseract, the leading open-source engine, with its English and French models. Accents, punctuation and numbers are recognised.
- Searchable PDF
- The PDF keeps exactly its original look: an invisible text layer is laid over each scanned page so you can search, select and copy.
- Nothing is uploaded
- Everything happens in your browser: your documents never leave your device. The engine is downloaded once, then cached.
- For best results
- Shoot flat, well lit and sharp. A 300 dpi scan gives excellent results; handwriting is still read poorly.
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