Step 1: Upload Your PDF
About PDF OCR
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) converts scanned documents or images of text into searchable, editable text.
This tool uses:
- OCRmyPDF - Adds a text layer to scanned PDFs
- Tesseract - Industry-standard OCR engine
- OpenCV - For image preprocessing and deskewing
The resulting PDF will:
- Be searchable - you can find text with Ctrl+F
- Allow text selection - you can copy text from it
- Preserve the original appearance of your document
Tips for best results:
- Use the "Deskew" option for crooked or rotated scans
- Use the "Clean" option for poor quality or noisy scans
- Select the correct language for your document
Why Use PDF OCR?
Scanned PDF documents are essentially just images of text, making them impossible to search or edit. Our OCR tool solves this problem by analyzing the text in your PDF and adding a hidden text layer that makes the content searchable and selectable.
Key Benefits of OCR for PDF Files:
- Searchability: Find information quickly with text search
- Accessibility: Make documents accessible to screen readers
- Text Selection: Copy and paste text from your PDFs
- Indexing: Allow search engines and document management systems to index your PDFs
- Space Efficiency: Searchable PDFs can be smaller than image-only PDFs
Common Uses for PDF OCR:
- Converting scanned paper documents to searchable digital files
- Making archived documents searchable
- Extracting text from PDF images for editing
- Creating accessible documents for users with disabilities
- Preparing documents for digital archiving
Our OCR tool handles multiple languages and can automatically fix skewed or rotated scans. Process your PDFs now and experience the benefits of fully searchable documents!