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Create Searchable PDF

Turn a scanned image into a PDF you can search and copy text from. OCR runs in your browser.

📤 Upload Scanned Image

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Drop a JPG/PNG scan here or browse
For multi-page PDFs, convert pages to images first

About This Tool

A scanned document is just a picture — you cannot search or copy its words. This free tool runs OCR on your scan and builds a PDF with a hidden text layer behind the image. The result looks the same but is fully searchable. Everything happens in your browser, so your scan stays private.

How to Use

  1. Upload a clear JPG or PNG scan.
  2. Wait while OCR reads the text.
  3. The searchable PDF downloads automatically.
  4. Open it and try searching or copying text.

Frequently Asked Questions

The PDF gets a hidden text layer, so you can search and select the words even though it looks like a scan.
This tool uses English OCR. For other languages, try our OCR tool.
Yes. OCR runs in your browser and nothing is uploaded.
The OCR model (~8 MB) loads once. After that it is faster.

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