OCR PDF
Perform optical character recognition (OCR) on scanned paper documents and image-based PDFs directly in your browser. Generates searchable PDFs with invisible selectable text layers and exports extracted plain text.
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How to Use OCR PDF Online
Execute your document operations in 3 simple steps directly in your web browser.
Upload Scanned PDF
Select or drop your scanned paper document or image-heavy PDF.
WebAssembly OCR Processing
Our client-side neural OCR engine recognizes characters page by page.
Download Searchable PDF
Download your searchable PDF with selectable text layer or export plain text.
What Does OCR PDF Do & How Does It Work?
Qeviro OCR PDF executes neural optical character recognition directly inside your web browser using WebAssembly. It renders each PDF page, recognizes text bounding boxes, and reconstructs a dual-layer searchable PDF where the original scan is visible while an invisible text layer enables searching and selecting.
Retains the original visual document scan while enabling keyword search (Ctrl+F) and text selection.
Scanned tax forms, medical records, and receipts are recognized locally without cloud uploads.
View character recognition confidence percentages and export clean text transcripts.
Common OCR PDF Use Cases
Scanned Paper Contracts
Make physical signed contracts searchable for clause lookup and keyword auditing.
Receipt & Invoice Archives
Enable full-text search across scanned paper receipts and supplier invoices.
Historical Books & Archives
Transcribe scanned historical documents and research archives into editable text.
Quality Expectations & Tradeoffs
Recognition accuracy depends on scan resolution (recommended 150-300 DPI), lighting, and font legibility.
Technical Specifications
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about ocr pdf processing, security, and formats.
What is a "Searchable PDF"?
A searchable PDF looks identical to your original scanned document, but includes an invisible text layer behind the image, allowing you to select, copy, and search words using Ctrl+F.
Are my scanned documents sent to a cloud server?
Never. The OCR neural model runs entirely inside your web browser via WebAssembly.
What languages are supported by the OCR engine?
Our Tesseract.js WebAssembly engine supports English, Spanish, French, German, and major international languages.
What is the recommended resolution for scanned PDFs?
For optimal text recognition accuracy, scanned pages with 200 to 300 DPI clarity provide the most reliable OCR results.
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