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What is OCR PDF?
OCR PDF recognizes text in scanned documents and creates a searchable PDF you can copy and search.
How to ocr pdf online
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Upload your scanned PDF.
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Click Run OCR.
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Frequently asked questions
What is OCR?
Optical Character Recognition — AI reads text from images and embeds it in the PDF.
Works on photos of documents?
Yes — clear scans and photos work best.
Is OCR free?
Limited free OCR; sign in for more processing.
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