Make PDF Searchable
Add a text layer to any scanned PDF.
OCR your scanned PDF and get back the same document with an invisible text layer — so you can select, copy, and search the text in any PDF viewer.
Drop your scanned PDF here, or browse
Free · No sign-in · Processed in browser
🔒 Processed entirely in your browser — your file never leaves your device.
Features
Searchable PDF, same appearance
- ✓Invisible text layer — visually unchanged
- ✓Select, copy, and search text in any viewer
- ✓Ctrl+F / Cmd+F search works after download
- ✓Tesseract LSTM engine for high accuracy
- ✓23 languages including CJK and Cyrillic
- ✓Your file never leaves the browser
How to use
Upload
Drop your scanned PDF or click to select it.
Language
Choose the language of the text in your document.
Process
Click Make searchable PDF — Tesseract OCRs each page.
Download
Download the PDF and start searching or selecting text.
Frequently asked questions
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