Make a scanned PDF searchable
Add an invisible text layer to scanned PDFs, so you can search, select and copy the text. The pages look exactly the same.
Drop a scanned PDF or imagesor paste with ⌘V. Your files stay on your device.
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- 1Drop a scanned PDF, or images to turn into one.
- 2Each page is read with OCR and the text is placed under the picture.
- 3Download the searchable PDF.
- Do my files leave my device?
- No. Text is read in your browser. The OCR engine and language data are downloaded once, then your files are processed and stay on your device.
- Which languages work?
- More than 40, including Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi and Russian. Each language downloads the first time you use it.
- Does it read handwriting?
- It's made for printed and on-screen text. Neat handwriting sometimes works, but results vary.
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