OCR PDF
Make scanned English PDF pages searchable.
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Up to 50 MB per fileHow to use OCR PDF
Choose your PDF file
Select one file from your device. Free supports 50 MB per file; Pro supports 250 MB.
Make it yours
Select up to 10 OCR pages on Free or 50 on Pro. English is supported initially.
Convert and download
Save your PDF result. Server files expire one hour after upload.
A little guidance before you convert
OCR adds a searchable text layer to rasterized pages. English is supported initially. Clear upright scans work best; handwriting, low contrast and complex layouts can produce errors. Free supports 10 OCR pages per job, Pro 50. Review recognized text.
Good to know
Will OCR recognize every word correctly?
OCR adds a searchable text layer to rasterized pages. English is supported initially. Clear upright scans work best; handwriting, low contrast and complex layouts can produce errors. Free supports 10 OCR pages per job, Pro 50. Review recognized text.
Are my files uploaded?
This converter uploads files to private server storage after you sign in with a verified email. Files and results expire one hour after the earliest input upload. Download results before expiry.
What are the limits?
Free supports 50 MB per file. Pro supports 250 MB per file. PDFs can contain at most 25 pages in total on Free or 200 on Pro. OCR is limited to 10 selected pages on Free or 50 on Pro. English is supported. Outputs are limited to 120 MB on Free or 500 MB on Pro. Server processing has a two minute limit on Free or five minutes on Pro. Server credit costs are shown before confirmation; only successful conversions spend credits. Browser processing uses no credits.
How many credits does this tool use?
One credit per selected OCR page. The quote appears before confirmation. Failed or cancelled conversions do not spend credits.