Searchable PDF OCR

Create searchable scanned PDFs with English and Arabic OCR.

Tool options · presets, sharing & more

Presets & sharing: options only, never files, text or passwords. Undo/redo: editable form values, not file selection or generated results.

How to Use Searchable PDF OCR

Choose the required PDF file or ordered pair of files.

Read the processing limits and choose the operation, languages or comparison settings.

Run the tool and wait for completion. Review the report or recognized text.

Download the PDF, bookmark JSON or comparison ZIP and inspect the result.

What This Tool Does

Downloads self-hosted OCR assets, recognizes English/Arabic scans locally and creates a raster PDF with searchable text. Recognition is imperfect; compare the extracted text with the scan. Up to 20 pages; original links and forms are not retained.

Common Use Cases

Prepare pdf outputs without sending your source content to an external processing service.

Inspect a downloadable result before using it in your own project or document.

Privacy & Processing

This tool processes files and input in this browser tab. Its processing code does not upload them to a server. Loading this page and fetching uncached app files uses an internet connection. Optional usage analytics requires your consent and excludes input, filenames, passwords and generated content. Form undo history and result transfers stay in session memory. Explicitly saved presets contain approved settings only.

Offline use is not verified for this tool. Keep an internet connection available to load its page, code and any additional dependencies.

Frequently Asked Questions

What should I check before using Searchable PDF OCR?

Does this tool work offline?

Offline use is not verified for this tool. Keep an internet connection available to load its page, code and any additional dependencies.

Can I keep my original file?

Yes. Processing creates a separate result and does not overwrite your source file. Keep the original until you have reviewed the output.