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OCR & scan tools — extract text locally

OCR scanned PDFs, convert images to searchable PDF and extract text — browser-first where WASM is supported.

Open OCR & Scan Studio

OCR Scan Studio is built for digitizing paper: run OCR on all pages, merge scans, compress output and export text. Unlike cloud OCR services, standard modes keep files on your device.

Key terms

Multi-page PDF OCR
Scan to PDF workflow
Images to PDF batch
PDF to plain text export
Compress after OCR

How it works

Upload a scanned PDF or image set
Choose OCR language if prompted
Run OCR — processing stays local
Download searchable PDF or copy text

Tool guides

Scan to PDF — photos to PDF document
Images to PDF — JPG PNG to PDF
PDF to Text — extract text layer
PDF Compress — reduce PDF file size

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Frequently asked questions

Does OCR upload my document?

Standard OCR runs in your browser tab. Check the privacy badge on each mode.

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