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Make a scanned PDF searchable (OCR)

Turn a scan or phone photo into a PDF you can search, copy text from and edit.

  1. 01
    Add your file
    Drop one document, up to 20 MB.
  2. 02
    Set the options
    Nothing to configure for this tool.
  3. 03
    Download
    Free. Your file is deleted after converting.
Free, up to 20 MB. Converted on our server, then deleted.
FAQ

Questions,
answered.

Is my file uploaded?+

Yes, this one needs a server. The file is converted in a temporary folder that is deleted as soon as the PDF is returned. Nothing is kept.

Will the scan look different?+

No. The page images stay exactly as they are; an invisible layer of recognised text is added on top, so you can search, select and copy it.

How accurate is it?+

Clean printed text reads very well. Handwriting, faint copies and unusual fonts are misread more often, so check anything important. Up to 20 pages per file.

Is it free?+

Yes, no account needed, up to 20 MB per file.

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