OCR PDF
Run real, local optical character recognition on a scanned PDF's pages, entirely in your browser, with nothing uploaded to a server.
OCR PDF tool
100% Privacy
Files stay strictly on your device. Zero server uploads.
Instant Speed
Local browser WebAssembly & JS processing engine.
Free Forever
Unlimited usage with no hidden fees or watermarks.
How to OCR and Extract Text from PDF
Upload Scanned PDF
Upload your scanned or image-based PDF.
Run OCR
Click Run OCR to process your document.
Download
Copy the text output or download it as a TXT file.
Start using OCR PDF now – it’s completely free and works instantly in your browser.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this genuinely recognize text from scanned images?
Yes — each page is rasterized and run through the real Tesseract OCR engine (compiled to WebAssembly) entirely in your browser, using the same recognition technology as dedicated desktop OCR tools.
What languages are supported?
English only, for now.
Is my document uploaded?
No. Processing runs entirely in your browser.
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