Use optical character recognition (OCR) to extract text from scanned PDFs and images. Make your scanned documents searchable and selectable.
Our OCR engine analyzes each page of your scanned PDF and recognizes the text using advanced machine learning models. The result is a searchable PDF where you can select and copy the recognized text.
Supports over 50 languages including English, German, French, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic. Perfect for digitizing paper documents and old scans.
Select or drag your scanned PDF or image-based PDF.
Choose the primary language of the document for best OCR accuracy.
Download a PDF with an invisible text layer added on top of the scan.
Your files never leave your device. Everything runs directly in your browser using JavaScript — no server, no cloud, no data collection. Your documents stay private.
For clear, high-resolution scans, accuracy is typically above 98%. Poor quality scans may have lower accuracy.
Over 50 languages are supported including all major European, Asian, and Middle Eastern scripts.
No. The scan is kept intact. A text layer is added invisibly on top.
Yes, after OCR, text can be selected, copied, and searched in any PDF reader.
Yes — PDFInOne is a completely free alternative to iLovePDF, Smallpdf, PDF24, and Adobe Acrobat online. Unlike those services, PDFInOne processes everything locally in your browser: no file uploads, no account required, no file size limits, and no watermarks.