PDF to OCR: Searchable Text from Scans

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What is OCR?

Optical Character Recognition turns pictures of text into real text characters under the hood—so Ctrl+F works.

What you can do

  • Search long scanned contracts for clauses
  • Copy snippets into email without retyping
  • Improve accessibility for screen readers

How to run OCR

  1. Open PDF to OCR and upload your scan.
  2. Choose language if prompted, then process.
  3. Download the searchable PDF.
Example: OCR a 30-page scanned lease so “termination” can be found instantly.
Pro tip: Higher scan resolution (300 DPI) upstream yields better OCR accuracy.

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