OCR PDF — Make Scans Searchable
Recognise text inside scanned documents.
OCR PDF workspace
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Supported: PDF documents
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How to use OCR PDF
- 1
Upload the scanned PDF.
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Pick the language of the document.
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Run OCR and download the searchable PDF.
Why use MyPDF4U?
No account, no installation and no queue. Every tool opens straight onto the upload area, so the task you came for is the first thing on the page. Supported tools run inside your browser, which means your files stay on your device and results appear as soon as your computer finishes the work.
Key features
Searchable output
Recognised words are placed invisibly over the original page image.
Scans stay private
Recognition runs in your browser, not on our servers.
Seven languages
English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and Dutch.
Frequently asked questions
How long does OCR take?
Roughly a few seconds per page, plus a one-off download of the language data. Long documents take a while because all the work happens on your own device.
How accurate is it?
Clean scans at 300 DPI are usually recognised very accurately. Photos of pages, low contrast and handwriting are much less reliable.
Can I then convert it to Word?
Yes — run OCR first, then use PDF to Word on the searchable file.
Good to know
OCR turns a picture of text into real characters, which makes a scan searchable and copyable. Quality depends heavily on scan resolution — 300 DPI is the usual sweet spot.