OCR — Recognize Text in PDF Online Free
Make your scanned PDF searchable: add a text layer on top of the scan. Supports Russian and English. Powered by Tesseract 5 — no external APIs.
Three steps — and you're done
The entire process takes under a minute. No software to install, no account needed.
Upload your scanned PDF
Drop a PDF or click "choose a file." The tool works with scanned pages where text exists only as an image.
Select the language
Choose the primary language of your document: Russian, English, or both. This directly affects recognition accuracy.
Download the searchable PDF
The output PDF looks identical to the original but contains recognized text — fully searchable and ready to copy.
Secure, fast, and free
The principles we apply to every tool we build.
Files deleted immediately
Documents are removed from our server as soon as you download the result. We store nothing.
No external APIs
Processing happens on our server — we do not send your files to OpenAI, Google, or Amazon.
No sign-up required
No account, email, or password needed. Upload a file and get your result instantly.
Works on any device
Fully optimized for phones and tablets — runs entirely in the browser.
Frequently asked questions
Answers on security, supported formats, and limitations.