OCR PDF Online — Make Scans Searchable Free

How to OCR a scanned PDF

1. Drop a scanned PDF — OCR runs entirely in your browser.
2. Kameleo recognises the text on each page and layers it invisibly over the scan.
3. Download a PDF you can search, select and copy from.

Frequently asked questions

Which languages are supported?

The OCR engine covers major Latin-script languages out of the box; accuracy is best on clean 300-DPI scans.

Why is OCR slow on big files?

Recognition is compute-heavy and runs on your own device — that's the privacy trade-off. Pages process one by one.

Will OCR change how my PDF looks?

No — the text layer is invisible; the scan looks identical but becomes searchable.

Make a Scanned PDF Searchable with OCR — Privately

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