OCR scanned PDF online
Recognize text from image-only or scanned PDF pages in your browser with local English, German, French or Spanish OCR, then download editable Word DOCX or plain text.
Choose a scanned PDF
Up to 60 MB · OCR is limited to 30 pages per batch
No PDF selected
Scanned PDF to Word without uploading
A text-based PDF already contains characters that PDF.js can extract. A scanned PDF is different: each page may simply be an image. OCR adds a text-recognition step so the visible letters can become selectable text.
This tool renders each selected PDF page locally, passes the page image to Tesseract.js in a Web Worker, uses the selected local language model, collects the recognized text and can package the result as a DOCX. The source PDF remains in the browser tab.
Choose the OCR language
Use English for English documents, Deutsch for German, Français for French and Español for Spanish. The selected language data is loaded from the site's own assets; the document itself is never uploaded.
When to use OCR
- Scanned paper documents saved as PDF
- Photocopied forms and older archives
- Image-only PDFs where copy and search return nothing
- Scanned reports that need an editable Word starting point
What can affect OCR accuracy?
Sharp, upright, high-resolution scans generally produce better recognition. Low contrast, compression artifacts, skew, shadows, handwriting, decorative fonts and complex columns can reduce accuracy. OCR is a recognition process, not a promise of a perfect visual reconstruction.
Frequently asked questions
Does this support scanned PDFs?
Yes. That is the main purpose of this tool. It renders page images and runs OCR locally in your browser.
Can I download the OCR result as Word?
Yes. The tool creates an editable DOCX containing the recognized text and page breaks. Review it in Word before sharing or relying on it.
Does OCR upload my PDF?
No. PDF rendering, OCR and DOCX generation happen in your browser.
Which OCR languages are supported?
English, German, French and Spanish are available as local Tesseract language models.
Why is OCR limited to 30 pages per batch?
OCR is much more memory- and CPU-intensive than text extraction. Batching protects mobile and lower-memory browsers.
Can OCR preserve the exact original layout?
No. The output is an editable text representation. Tables, columns, forms, images and spacing may need manual cleanup.
OCR scanned PDFs into text and Word
Use this browser-based OCR PDF tool to turn scanned or image-only PDF pages into selectable text. For a scanned PDF to Word workflow, OCR each page locally and download an editable DOCX or plain-text copy for review.