OCR PDF
Turn a scanned document back into a searchable PDF. OCR reads the text in your scan and lays a real text layer underneath the page image, so you can select, copy and search inside it. Works on multi-page scans in more than 100 languages.
Common questions
What languages are supported?
More than 100, including English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese and Arabic.
What happens to the scanned image?
It is kept exactly as it was. OCR adds a text layer behind it, so the document still looks identical.
How long does OCR take?
A few seconds for a normal page, longer for large scans. Progress is shown while it runs.