PDF OCR Converter
Convert a non-searchable (scanned) PDF into a searchable (text-layer) PDF entirely in your browser. No files are uploaded to any server; processing is temporary and stays on your device. After you download the output, the in-memory data is cleared.
1. Upload PDF
Click or drag & drop a PDF here.
Optimized for speed.
Progress
Idle
Limitations: Large multi-page PDFs may take a while (OCR runs page-by-page). Keep this tab active to ensure smooth progress.
How it works
- Your PDF is processed locally using WebAssembly (Tesseract.js). No server upload.
- An OCR text layer is embedded so you can select, copy, and search text in the resulting PDF.
- After downloading, all in-memory references & object URLs are cleared. Refresh or click Reset to purge state sooner.