Does the page still look the same?

Yes — the original page image is preserved; only an invisible text layer is added on top.

Yes — rendering and OCR run entirely in your browser.

English text layer; for other scripts use Image to Text to get the raw text.

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Searchable PDF (OCR layer)

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Add an invisible OCR text layer to a scanned PDF so it becomes selectable and searchable — 100% in-browser.

Searchable PDF (OCR text layer)

Drag a scanned PDF here or click to upload

100% in-browser OCR in 18+ languages — your PDF never leaves your device. Adds an invisible, selectable text layer over each scanned page so the PDF becomes searchable and copyable.

What is Searchable Pdf?

Searchable PDF runs OCR on each page of a scanned PDF and overlays an invisible, selectable text layer aligned to the words. The result looks identical but is fully searchable and copyable. Everything runs in your browser — your document is never uploaded.

How to Use

1
Upload a scanned PDF
Drag in a PDF made of page images.
2
Make searchable
Each page is rendered and OCR'd locally.
3
Download
Get a PDF that looks the same but is searchable and copyable.

Common Use Cases

Making scanned books and notes searchable
Enabling copy/find on image PDFs
Archiving documents with searchable text
Preparing scans for indexing

Key Features

Invisible aligned OCR text layer
Keeps original page appearance
Client-side OCR (English)
No upload

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100% Private — No Server Required

All processing happens directly in your browser. No data is uploaded, stored, or transmitted to any server.

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Last reviewed on June 19, 2026 by the AiTechWorlds Tools Team. All processing runs locally in your browser.

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