Scanned PDF to Text (OCR)
Perform OCR on pages of a scanned PDF document and extract clean editable text.
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Upload Scanned PDF to Extract Text
Renders pages and performs client-side OCR
How to Use Scanned PDF to Text (OCR)
1
Upload scanned PDF
Select the scanned PDF document.
2
Select pages & language
Choose the language and page range to process.
3
Extract text
Click "Run OCR" and copy the text page by page or download complete text.
Key Benefits
- Renders PDF pages directly into high-DPI canvas before OCR
- Page-by-page progress and text segmentation
- Download complete text as .txt or copy individual pages
Browser & Hardware Notes
- Processing large scanned books (>20 pages) can take a few minutes on low-power devices.
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Frequently Asked Questions about Scanned PDF to Text (OCR)
Never. Both PDF rendering and OCR recognition execute 100% on your device.