OCR PDF
Make scanned PDFs and photos of documents searchable, so you can find and copy their text. Your files are processed right on your device – without any upload.
Accepts
- png
- jpg
- webp
- gif
- bmp
- tiff
- ico
- avif
- heic
- jxl
- psd
- svg
- tga
- qoi
- exr
- dds
- pcx
- ppm
- pgm
- pbm
- cr2
- cr3
- nef
- arw
- dng
- orf
- raf
- rw2
- jpeg
- jpe
- jfif
- tif
- heif
How it works
- 1 Choose your files – they stay on your device.
- 2 Set the options and click “OCR PDF”.
- 3 Download the result, made right in your browser.
- In-browser processing Everything runs in your browser, in your device's memory.
- Nothing is uploaded Your files never reach our server, so they can't be stored or read.
- No upload wait Large files start converting right away – no transfer first.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
How converting.net handles your files.
- Do my files really never leave my device?
- Yes. The conversion engines (ImageMagick, FFmpeg, LibreOffice, Pandoc, pdf.js and others, compiled to WebAssembly) run inside your browser. Your files are read and written locally; our server only delivers the website and the engines.
- Why does the first conversion take longer?
- The engine for a file type is downloaded the first time you need it – for office documents that is LibreOffice, about 77 MB. Your browser keeps it, so later conversions start right away.
- Is there a file size limit?
- There is no upload limit, because nothing is uploaded. How large a file can be depends on your device's memory; very large videos can take a while, since everything runs on your own computer.
- Can I edit password-protected PDFs?
- Yes, after removing the password with "Unlock PDF" – you need to know the password, of course. "Protect PDF" adds a password (AES-256) again.