Make Your PDF Searchable
Recognize text in scans and images so you can search, select, and copy it
Upload or drag & drop your file
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How to OCR a PDF
Upload the scanned PDF you want to recognize.
Open the editor and run text recognition on your document.
Download a searchable PDF with selectable text.
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Why PDF27?
Everything you need to edit, convert, and manage PDFs – in one place.
Edit PDF text
Fix typos, update content, and make changes directly in your PDF in just a few clicks.
All PDF tools in one place
Edit, convert, sign, and manage files without switching between different tools.
Fast file conversion
Convert PDFs to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPG, and more while keeping formatting intact.
Easy to use
A clean and intuitive interface that helps you get things done quickly.
Sign documents online
Add signatures and complete documents without printing or scanning.
No installation needed
Work directly in your browser from any device — no downloads required.
Popular Questions
Open it and work straight on the page. Type text anywhere, sign it, tick boxes, highlight and add images.
Yes. Cover the old line and type the new one in its place, so the page reads the way it should.
Yes. Drop in a JPG or PNG from your phone and it opens as a page you can work on.
No. What you upload is what you work on, and the pages you keep come back as they were.
Up to 100 MB, which covers long documents even when every page is a full image.