OCR PDF Online Free
Run OCR on a scanned PDF to extract searchable, selectable text. The OCR engine runs entirely in your browser — your scan never leaves your device.
- Works in your browser
- Files isolated to your workspace
- No software install required
How to ocr pdf online free
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Upload the scanned PDF
Drop a scan from your phone, scanner, or fax archive.
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Run OCR locally
The Tesseract OCR engine reads text from each page in your browser.
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Download .txt
Save the text and feed it into the AI Summarizer or Chat with PDF.
When to use this tool
- You received a scanned contract you can't search.
- You're digitizing receipts or invoices for accounting.
- You want to translate or summarize text inside a scan.
- You're moving a paper archive into a searchable cloud library.
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Frequently asked questions
Does this run on a server?+
No — Tesseract.js runs entirely in your browser. Your scan never leaves your device, which is why we feel comfortable offering OCR for free.
How accurate is it?+
Clean, high-contrast scans deliver near-perfect text. Faint or skewed scans may need a clearer photo. We use the English model by default; multi-language support is on the roadmap.
Why is the first run slow?+
Tesseract downloads a ~10 MB language model on first use, then caches it. Subsequent runs are much faster.
OCR PDF Online Free now
Run OCR on a scanned PDF to extract searchable, selectable text.