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Searchable PDF Maker
Add an OCR text layer to scans while preserving the visible image.
- 1Select files
- 2Set options
- 3Get results
This tool processes selected files in your browser.
Accepted: application/pdf, image/png, image/jpeg, .pdf, .png, .jpg. Desktop cap 100 MiB per file.
How it works
- Choose an unencrypted scan PDF or a page image.
- Pick a language pack already on this device.
- Download a new PDF with an invisible (or review) text layer over the original image.
Files stay in this tab. No upload.
The visible page is a raster. Hindi glyphs may not embed in Helvetica; ASCII still searches.
Supported inputs and outputs
PDF or PNG/JPEG in. Searchable PDF out.
Example
A PAGE-1 scan reopens with extractable PAGE-1 text at the word boxes.
Questions and answers
Is the original image replaced?
No. The scan stays; OCR adds a text layer.
Related: Private OCR Text Extractor