Make Scanned PDFs Searchable with OCR
Have you ever tried to copy text from a PDF only to realize it's just a picture of the text? This is common with scanned documents. To the computer, it's just a grid of pixels, not words.
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is the technology that bridges this gap.
What is OCR?
OCR software analyzes the shapes of letters in an image and translates them into machine-readable text characters. When applied to a PDF, it adds a "hidden layer" of text behind the image.
The Benefits of OCR
- Searchability (Ctrl+F): You can instantly find keywords in a 100-page contract instead of reading every line.
- Copy-Paste: Extract quotes or data tables directly into Word or Excel.
- Accessibility: Screen readers for the visually impaired cannot read images. OCR makes your documents accessible to everyone.
Our Technology We use Tesseract.js to perform OCR directly in your browser, ensuring privacy and speed.
Unlock your documents with the OCR PDF Tool.