Convert Scanned PDFs Into Searchable Documents
Extract text from image-based PDF files and make content searchable.
OCR PDF to Text Online
Scan, Recognize, Edit - Our free online OCR PDF to Text tool simplifies text recognition from PDFs and converts it to editable text forms.
Upload Your Document
Click to upload PDF files or drag and drop
Each File should be less than 80 MB and allowed page size is 5
Scanned PDFs often contain only image data rather than actual text. OCR technology analyzes visual character patterns and creates a searchable text layer, allowing scanned documents to be searched, copied, indexed, and processed more efficiently.
Featured OCR PDF capabilities
OCR-Powered Text Recognition
Recognize printed text from scanned documents automatically.
Create Searchable PDFs
Enable text search and indexing within scanned PDF files.
Improve Document Accessibility
Make scanned content easier to access, search, and process.
Preserve Original Layout
Maintain document appearance while adding searchable text layers.
Browser-Based OCR Processing
Perform OCR online without downloading or installing software.
How to OCR a PDF
Step 01
Drag & Drop or Click to Upload a PDF File
Import your PDF document or drag the file into the upload area.
Step 02
Upload File
Choose the PDF you want to convert and click Upload.
Step 03
Convert to Editable Text
Start OCR text extraction and adjust settings before conversion.
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Frequently Asked Questions about OCR PDF
We are here to answer your questions!
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) converts image-based text into machine-readable text within PDF documents.
Yes. GoPDF can convert scanned PDFs into searchable documents by recognizing text within images.
GoPDF helps preserve the original layout while adding a searchable text layer.
Yes. OCR can recognize printed text from scanned pages and convert it into selectable text.
OCR improves searchability, accessibility, editing capabilities, and document management workflows.
Yes. Searchable text allows document content to be processed, indexed, and searched more effectively.