OCR PDF
Run OCR on a scanned PDF to make its text selectable, searchable, and copyable. Part of PDF PILOT Pro.
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How to use OCR PDF
Follow these steps to ocr pdf in your browser.
Open the OCR tool
Go to /tools/ocr.
Add your scanned PDF
Drag and drop a scanned PDF.
Click Run OCR
The tool reads the text and adds a searchable text layer.
Download the searchable PDF
The output PDF downloads with selectable, searchable text.
FAQ
- OCR recognizes text in many Latin-script languages. Accuracy depends on scan quality and font clarity.
- No. The visual appearance is preserved — OCR adds a searchable text layer behind the image.
- Yes. OCR is part of PDF PILOT Pro, included with the one-time upgrade.
- After OCR, copy the text out or convert the PDF to Word to edit it directly.
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