PDF OCR — Extract Text from Scanned PDFs
Pull text out of a scanned PDF in your browser. Each page is rendered at high resolution and recognized locally, with per-page text and a combined export. No upload, no signup.
PDF OCR — Extract Text from Scanned PDFs — A scanned PDF is a PDF whose pages are images, not real text — open it in a viewer and you cannot copy the text because there is none, only pixels. This tool renders each page, recognizes the text in your browser, and returns the combined result with a clear per-page boundary.
The PDF is rendered and recognized in your browser. Nothing is uploaded to a server.
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What is pdf ocr — extract text from scanned pdfs?
A scanned PDF is a PDF whose pages are images, not real text — open it in a viewer and you cannot copy the text because there is none, only pixels. This tool renders each page, recognizes the text in your browser, and returns the combined result with a clear per-page boundary.
Because the recognition runs locally, the PDF never leaves your device. Useful for old books, scanned contracts, government forms, and any other PDF where you need the text without the formatting.
How to use it
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Choose a PDF
Up to 50 MB. The first run on a language downloads the model (~10 MB), cached after.
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Pick the language
Match the language in the document. English is the default.
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Extract text
Each page is rendered at 300 DPI equivalent, then recognized. Large PDFs may take a few minutes.
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Copy or download
Per-page text in a tab, combined text in a single block, or download as .txt.
Examples
A scanned book chapter
Take a PDF of a scanned book chapter, run the tool, and get clean text you can paste into a note-taking app or a search box. The combined export gives you one block; the per-page view lets you copy a single page.
A 12-page scanned PDF of a chapter in English.
Result: 12 page results, each with the recognized text. Combined: ~15,000 characters with 90%+ average confidence on printed text.
A scanned receipt or invoice
Snap or scan a paper receipt, save as PDF, drop it in. The tool returns the text with a per-page boundary, ready to paste into a spreadsheet or accounting tool.
A 1-page scanned receipt.
Result: 1 page result with the merchant, line items, total, and date. Confidence is usually 90%+ on printed receipts.
A government form in another language
Match the language dropdown to the form. Switching languages downloads a new model on first use.
A 3-page French form.
Result: 3 page results, recognized in French. Pick French from the dropdown before extracting.
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Last reviewed: 2026-08-17