OCR scanned PDFs

Make scanned PDF pages searchable and let people select and copy their text. Recognise English, Swahili or both while keeping the document as a PDF.

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PDF documents · 20 MB per file · One file at a time

Your files are private and temporary. You can delete them as soon as you’re done.

How to ocr scanned pdfs

  1. Upload a scanned PDF and select up to 12 pages.
  2. Choose the text language and optional deskew and rotation corrections.
  3. Recognise the text, review the searchable PDF and download.

Previewing is free. Your daily download allowance and any available passes are shown when your file is ready. See pricing.

A few useful answers

Which languages can I recognise?

Choose English, Swahili or a document containing both. Recognition depends on the clarity of the scan; check names, numbers and handwriting carefully.

Will every page be changed?

Pages that already contain searchable text are preserved. Text recognition is applied to selected image-only pages.

Can I convert the result to Word?

After OCR, download the searchable PDF and upload it to PDF to Word. The recognised text may need proofreading.

When are my files deleted?

Your task shows the exact expiry time. Files are removed automatically after expiry, or you can use “Delete now” to remove them sooner.

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