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Make scanned PDFs searchable

Read scans with free local OCR and download a searchable PDF plus extracted text.

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Supported languages

How to use searchable pdf ocr

  1. 1. Choose a scanned PDF

    Open a PDF with up to 100 pages. Use a clear, upright scan for more reliable recognition.

  2. 2. Check the document language

    Select a supported language and review the full language list. The first recognition run downloads the model from Feemag.

  3. 3. Make the PDF searchable

    Select Make PDF searchable, review the extracted text and download the searchable PDF or text file.

What this tool preserves

Creates a new image-based PDF with a text layer. Forms, links, bookmarks and signatures are not preserved.

Privacy and practical limits

Files stay on your device. Each input must be under 150 MB. Processing speed and memory use depend on your device. Keep original documents; PDF transformations do not preserve digital-signature validity.

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Questions & answers

What is a searchable PDF?

A searchable PDF combines a picture of each scanned page with an invisible text layer. You can search and copy recognized text while viewing the scanned page.

Does OCR keep forms, links and digital signatures?

No. This tool creates a new image-based PDF. Original interactive fields, links, bookmarks and signature validity are not retained. Keep your original.

Why can OCR text contain mistakes?

Blur, small print, handwriting, unusual fonts and complex layouts can reduce accuracy. Select a supported language and check names, dates and numbers. Low-confidence lines are flagged in the result.

Which languages are supported?

Supported OCR languages: English, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Japanese, Afrikaans, Albanian, Azerbaijani (Latin), Basque, Bosnian (Latin), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, Galician, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Kurdish (Latin), Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Malay, Maltese, Māori, Norwegian, Occitan, Polish, Portuguese, Quechua, Romanian, Romansh, Serbian (Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Turkish, Uzbek (Latin), Vietnamese, Welsh. Urdu, Arabic, Hindi, Korean and Cyrillic scripts are not supported by this PP-OCRv6 model. Recognition quality varies by language, font and scan quality; this is not a claim of equal accuracy across languages.

Is it really free?

Yes. Every Feemag tool is free, with no sign-up, no watermarks added by us and no daily limits.

Are my files uploaded anywhere?

No. Your files are processed by your own browser on your device and never uploaded to a server. Processing speed depends on your device and file size.

Does it work on my phone?

Yes: in any modern browser (Chrome, Safari, Edge or Firefox) on iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows and Linux.

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