OCR PDF
Make scanned PDFs searchable and copyable — text recognition runs entirely in your browser.
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Drop your scanned PDF here or click to select
Why use PDFMatic?
Private by Design
Text recognition runs in your browser. Contracts, invoices, and archives never touch our servers.
Searchable & Copyable
Your scan stays pixel-identical — we add an invisible text layer you can search, select, and copy.
Plain Text Included
Besides the searchable PDF, download the recognized text as a .txt file for further editing.
OCR PDF without uploading — FAQ
What does OCR do to my PDF?
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) reads the text in your scanned pages and adds an invisible text layer on top of the original image. The page looks exactly the same, but you can now search the document, select text, and copy it into other apps.
Is it safe to OCR confidential documents online?
Yes — your PDF is never uploaded. The recognition engine (Tesseract) runs as WebAssembly inside your browser, so contracts, medical records, and other sensitive scans never leave your device.
Which languages are supported?
English and Indonesian, and you can select both at once for mixed-language documents. Each language model is downloaded to your browser once and reused afterwards.
Why is the recognized text not perfect?
Accuracy depends on scan quality. Clean, straight, 200+ DPI scans typically recognize very well; skewed pages, low-resolution photos, and handwriting are harder. For best results, scan documents flat and in good lighting.