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Add a searchable OCR text layer while keeping the original pages.

One PDF · Up to 50 MB and 100 pages
OCR and scan cleanup: up to 20 pages per run
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Turn scanned pages into a searchable PDF

OCR PDF recognizes words in scanned page images and adds an invisible text layer while preserving the visible pages. Use this tool when a PDF looks readable but searching or selecting its text does not work. A PDF that already contains text may only need text extraction.

  1. Open a PDF and select a representative scanned page before processing a longer document. OCR is limited to 20 pages per run.
  2. Choose English, Arabic or both to match the document. Run OCR and review the recognized text, especially names, dates and mixed-language lines.
  3. Download the searchable PDF, reopen it in a PDF reader, then search for a word and copy a sentence to check the text layer and reading order.

A worked example

For an Arabic letter, test a clear paragraph and a date. A page can look unchanged even when recognition is inaccurate, because the original page image remains visible. Low-resolution scans, skew and complex columns can reduce accuracy.

Before you finish

Recognition runs in your browser using local workers and language files. Editing the review text does not rewrite the PDF's OCR layer. Keep your original file and verify important extracted information manually.

Extract text from a PDF that already has text

How to use Searchable PDF

Add a searchable text layer to scanned PDF pages with English and Arabic OCR. Keep the original page appearance and process documents in your browser.

  1. Open a scanned PDF and choose up to 20 pages.
  2. Select English, Arabic or both, then run OCR.
  3. Review the output and download the searchable PDF.
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A practical example

For a scanned Arabic letter, choose the matching recognition language and start with a representative page. Download the searchable PDF and search for a word from the original. Then check names and dates directly; recognizable page images do not prove that the invisible OCR text is accurate.

Does editing review text fix the PDF's OCR layer?

No. The editable review text can be copied, but those edits are not written back into the PDF's OCR layer.

Read the complete workflow: Turn a scanned Arabic PDF into a searchable document