How to use OCR PDF
- Choose a scanned PDF — pages without text are found for you.
- Pick the languages and start OCR.
- Download a searchable PDF, or copy and download the text.
Processed on your device
OCR PDF
Turn scanned pages into text you can search, select and copy. OCR runs in this browser in English, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam and Telugu — and adds an invisible text layer without changing how pages look.
Your files stay on your device. No account. No upload.
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Files you choose stay on this device.
Your file stays on your device
OCR PDF runs entirely in this browser tab. The PDF is read from your device, processed here, and saved back to your device. It is not uploaded, and LittleOrMore never receives it. How privacy works
Questions
Are my files uploaded?
No. Pages are rendered and recognized by this browser tab. The document and its text never leave your device.
Does OCR change how my pages look?
No. The searchable PDF keeps the original pages exactly; the recognized text is added as an invisible layer you can search and select.
Does OCR work offline?
After the app has been used once, yes — for the languages whose data you have already downloaded. Each language's data downloads the first time you use it.
How accurate is OCR?
It varies with the scan. Clean, printed text at a good resolution recognizes well; handwriting is recognized poorly, and tables or multi-column layouts can come out in an imperfect order. Check important text before relying on it.
Is the searchable text exactly aligned?
Closely, not exactly. Each recognized word is placed over its position on the page, so search and selection land in the right place, but selection boxes can be slightly larger or smaller than the printed words.
Why was a page left without a text layer?
If recognition confidence is low, or the text doesn't line up with the page closely enough, that page isn't made searchable rather than given wrong text. Its plain-text OCR is still available.