English OCR is automatically downloaded on first app startup - no setup required!
First time? The app automatically downloaded English tessdata in the background.
Need other languages? Visit the language setup page to download Spanish, French, Chinese, and more!
Make scanned PDFs searchable and copyable. Our OCR engine extracts every word with high accuracy.
Tip: You can also drop PDFs anywhere on this area.
PDF Clinic's OCR PDF tool helps you extract searchable text from scanned PDFs. Whether you need to you need to copy text from a scan or you are preparing a scan for Word or Excel conversion, you can complete the job in your browser on desktop, tablet, or phone. Files are transferred over encrypted connections, processed on our servers, and removed according to our retention policy so your documents are not kept longer than necessary.
The OCR PDF feature is built for everyday document work: extract searchable text from scanned PDFs
Upload one or more files, adjust the options shown for your task, and download the result when processing finishes. Registered accounts may have higher file-size and daily operation limits for heavier workloads.
Choose OCR PDF when you need to copy text from a scan. It is also a practical choice when you are preparing a scan for Word or Excel conversion.
Students, freelancers, HR teams, and finance departments use PDF Clinic to avoid desktop software licenses while keeping a consistent workflow across devices.
Higher resolution scans produce better OCR accuracy.