Does OCR PDF upload my file?

No. Conversion runs in your browser with WebAssembly and the canvas. imissfiles servers never receive the document. Closing the tab discards the working copy.

Yes. OCR PDF is free. Display ads around the workbench pay for hosting. Ads are not given your file.

How do I make a scanned pdf searchable without an account?

Drop the file on this page, convert, and download. No sign-in. No email. Nothing is stored between visits.

Will the result look identical?

Image and page conversions keep the pixels you dropped. PDF compression redraws pages as JPEGs so size drops — pick a higher quality if you need sharper type.

What about large files?

Your device memory is the limit. Very large PDFs (hundreds of pages) may be slow. Nothing is queued on a server.

imissfiles/PDF tools

Make a scanned PDF searchable

Read the pages. Put invisible text back on them.

OCR PDFFree · never uploaded

Drop files to convert

One file. They stay in this tab — nothing is uploaded.

How to make a scanned pdf searchable

01
Drop the file
Read by this page only. Nothing is posted to imissfiles.
02
Convert here
Each page is recognized with Tesseract running in your browser, then rebuilt as a PDF you can search and select.
03
Download
Take the result. Close the tab and the working copy is gone.

OCR PDF FAQ

Does OCR PDF upload my file?: No. Conversion runs in your browser with WebAssembly and the canvas. imissfiles servers never receive the document. Closing the tab discards the working copy.
Is OCR PDF free?: Yes. OCR PDF is free. Display ads around the workbench pay for hosting. Ads are not given your file.
How do I make a scanned pdf searchable without an account?: Drop the file on this page, convert, and download. No sign-in. No email. Nothing is stored between visits.
Will the result look identical?: Image and page conversions keep the pixels you dropped. PDF compression redraws pages as JPEGs so size drops — pick a higher quality if you need sharper type.
What about large files?: Your device memory is the limit. Very large PDFs (hundreds of pages) may be slow. Nothing is queued on a server.

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