No. OCR runs entirely in your browser; the file never leaves your device.

Can I get plain text or Word instead?

Yes. Switch the export format to TXT or DOCX before downloading.

Why is the first run slow?

The recognition model for each language is downloaded once, then cached by your browser.

Also known as: searchable pdf, scanned pdf to text, pdf ocr, make pdf searchable

Turn a scanned PDF into a searchable PDF with selectable text, in Vietnamese or English.

Add images or a PDF

Choose files or paste

Drop images/PDF, paste, or click to browse

Any image format or PDF. Images up to 30 MB, PDFs up to 50 MB and 30 pages.

Files stay on your device. Only the OCR engine itself is downloaded, never your images or text.

1
Choose a scanned PDF

Each page is rendered as an image in your browser.
2
Recognize the text

Pick Vietnamese, English or both, then run OCR on every page.
3
Download a searchable PDF

Pages look the same, with an invisible text layer you can search, select and copy.

Is my PDF uploaded?: No. OCR runs entirely in your browser; the file never leaves your device.
Can I get plain text or Word instead?: Yes. Switch the export format to TXT or DOCX before downloading.
Why is the first run slow?: The recognition model for each language is downloaded once, then cached by your browser.