OCR: make a scanned PDF searchable
Make scanned PDFs searchable in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and more languages. Export PDF or text.
How to use OCR PDF
- 1Add a scanned PDF
- 2Choose the document’s languages
- 3Download a searchable PDF or the text
What makes it better
- Pages keep their exact look — an invisible text layer is added on top
- Indian languages included: Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Gujarati, Punjabi, Urdu
- Pages that already have text are skipped automatically
- Free — no premium gate on OCR
Good to know
- The OCR engine downloads once (about 4 MB) plus about 2–15 MB per language, then is cached.
- Accuracy depends on scan quality; 300 dpi, straight pages give the best results.
OCR PDF FAQ
Will my original PDF be changed?
No. Your original file stays unchanged. Download the result as a separate file.
What does OCR do?
Optical character recognition reads the letters in a scanned image and adds them as real text, so you can search, select and copy it.
Can I choose more than one language?
Yes. Pick every language that appears in the document, such as English + Hindi, for the best accuracy.
Does OCR change how my pages look?
No. The original page images are kept exactly as they were and an invisible text layer is placed on top, so you can search, select and copy the text.