How to Use OCR Scanned PDF
Upload your PDF
Drag and drop a file into the upload area, or click it to browse — it's processed on your device, never uploaded to a server.
Set your ocr scanned options
Adjust the settings for this tool to get exactly the result you need.
Download the result
Click the action button to generate your file and download it immediately.
Features
🔒 Private by default
Your files are processed locally in this browser tab wherever this tool supports it — never uploaded to a server.
⚡ Fast, in-browser processing
Powered by pdf.js and pdf-lib running directly on your device — no waiting on a server queue.
🖥️ Works on any device
Use it from desktop, tablet or mobile — the tool interface adapts to your screen.
💸 No install required
It's a web tool — nothing to download or set up before you can use it.
FAQ
It uses Tesseract.js, a WebAssembly build of the Tesseract OCR engine, downloaded once (~2-3MB) and then run entirely in your browser tab.
Accuracy depends on scan quality and language — clean, high-resolution scans in a supported language work best.
No — recognition happens locally on your device after the engine downloads.