Extract text from PDFfree OCR, no upload
Convert scanned PDFs and image-based PDFs to text using OCR. Copy, download, or search the extracted text — runs entirely in your browser.
Extract text from scanned documents, receipts, invoices, and image-based PDFs.
Powered by Tesseract.js — runs entirely in your browser with no server upload.
Copy extracted text to clipboard or download it as a .txt file.
Frequently Asked Questions
How accurate is the OCR?
Accuracy depends on the quality of the scanned PDF. Clean, high-resolution scans typically yield 95%+ accuracy. Blurry or low-resolution scans may have more errors.
Can I extract text from all pages?
Yes. The tool processes all pages of your PDF and combines the extracted text in order.
Does it work on non-English PDFs?
The default model is optimised for English. OCR accuracy on other languages may vary.
How long does OCR take?
Processing time depends on the number of pages and your device speed. A typical 5-page scanned PDF takes around 10–30 seconds.
Use our free online PDF OCR tool to extract text from scanned PDFs, convert image-based PDFs to text, and make scanned documents searchable. This browser-based OCR PDF tool uses Tesseract.js to recognise text from PDF pages without uploading your file to any server. Ideal for extracting text from scanned invoices, contracts, books, and documents.