OCR — Searchable PDF
Make your scans searchable and copyable with character recognition.
- Secure processing, files wiped after 60 min
- No sign-up required
- Up to 512 MB
Make your scans searchable and copyable with character recognition. The tool accepts PDF, JPG, JPEG, PNG, WEBP, BMP files and works straight from your browser: nothing to install, no account to create.
Under the hood, the work is done by Tesseract 5 paired with OCRmyPDF: the recognized text is slipped under the original image, which stays untouched on screen. The operation is applied directly to the file structure, with no round trip through a conversion: the original content is never re-encoded.
Your files are processed on our European servers and then wiped automatically: they are never read, never kept, and never reused to train anything.
When is this tool useful?
- Put together a complete application file
- Slim down a document before sending it by email
- Protect a confidential document before sharing it
- Fix a document you received without going back to its author
How to do it
- Drop your file in the area above, or click to pick it.
- Adjust the options to suit your needs.
- Click “OCR — Searchable PDF” and wait while it processes.
- Download the result. The link stays valid for 60 minutes.
Frequently asked questions
Which languages are recognized?
French and English are installed, together or separately. Other languages can be added on request.
Does the document stay the same?
Yes. The recognized text goes into an invisible layer under the original image. Nothing changes visually, but the content becomes selectable and searchable.
Do you keep my files?
No. They are deleted automatically from our servers shortly after processing, along with the output file and the download link.
Do I need an account?
No, the tool works right away. An account is only needed to lift the daily limits.
Does the result carry a watermark?
Never. We add no mark of any kind to the files we produce, including on the free plan.