Make a Scanned PDF Searchable (OCR)
Read the text in scanned PDFs with OCR and create a searchable, copyable PDF without changing how it looks.
📁 Choose file and convertIn PDFs that come out of a scanner, the text is really just an image: it cannot be searched or copied. OCR (optical character recognition) reads that text and adds an invisible text layer behind the page. The document looks the same, but you can now search it with Ctrl+F and copy the text. Sideways or upside-down pages are corrected automatically.
How does it work?
- Select a scanned PDF
- Keep PDF → OCR PDF ticked
- Start and download the searchable PDF
Key features
- Turkish and English character recognition
- Page orientation detected automatically
- Image quality unchanged
- TXT, Word, Excel output at the same time
Frequently asked questions
What is OCR?
Optical character recognition: technology that turns the text in an image into text a computer can read.
Does it read special characters correctly?
Yes, dedicated language models are used, including Turkish letters such as ç, ğ, ı, İ, ö, ş, ü.
Can I convert a photo of a document?
The OCR Center works with PDF files. Convert the photo (JPG, PNG) to PDF first, then make it searchable in the OCR Center.