OCR PDF
Convert scanned PDFs and images into searchable, selectable text layers.
Select scanned PDF or images
or drag and drop document here for OCR
Document Loaded
Select language and run Optical Character Recognition
Extracted Searchable Text
Processed Successfully!
Your document is ready for download.
How to OCR PDF Online in 3 Steps
Transform flat scanned PDF documents and image-only receipts into fully searchable, selectable, and copyable text files. Reshape runs optical character recognition (OCR) directly on your device using neural Client Engine engines.
Select Scanned PDF File
Upload your scanned document or image-heavy PDF. The engine parses the embedded page images into local high-DPI canvas memory.
Initialize Local OCR Engine
Our fast optical text recognition engine analyzes character glyphs, line baselines, and paragraph boundaries across each page without external server calls.
Download Searchable PDF
Receive a finalized PDF containing an invisible, accurately aligned text layer overlaid onto the original scanned imagery. Search, highlight, and copy text freely.
Why Use Reshape's Client-Side PDF Engine?
Commercial OCR cloud APIs charge steep per-page fees and require transmitting confidential customer documents and identity records across the internet. Reshape brings neural OCR directly into your local browser sandbox.
100% Local Confidentiality
100% private OCR. Recognize sensitive tax receipts, medical charts, and legal exhibits without exposing private text to cloud databases.
High-Performance Document Engine
Maintains visual scan authenticity while injecting an invisible, selectable text layer aligned precisely over matching word coordinates.
Zero Server Storage & GDPR
Zero subscription fees and zero page quotas. Perform text recognition on unlimited pages utilizing your device processor.
Key Technical Specifications
Our client-side OCR engine utilizes high-speed optical character recognition engine.
Generates ISO-compliant invisible text rendering modes (Tr 3) aligned with underlying pixel coordinates.
Processes multi-page contracts and historical documents with progressive page-by-page memory caching.
Requires a modern desktop or mobile browser with web worker support.
All neural model weights execute in local RAM; no document text or images are transmitted externally.
Frequently Asked Questions
Learn more about client-side optical character recognition, searchable text layers, and accuracy.
How does instant OCR create a searchable PDF? expand_more
The OCR engine analyzes scanned page images, identifies letterforms, and creates an invisible, selectable vector text layer positioned directly over the matching image pixels in the PDF file.
Can I copy and search text inside the resulting PDF? expand_more
Yes. You can use standard Ctrl+F (or Cmd+F) search in any PDF viewer (such as Adobe Reader, Chrome, or Preview), highlight sentences with your cursor, and copy text into text editors.
What scan resolution provides the best OCR accuracy? expand_more
Clean scans captured at 300 DPI with good contrast yield optimal character recognition. Our pre-processing filters help correct skew and enhance contrast for improved legibility.
Does OCR change the visual appearance of my original scan? expand_more
No. The original scan images remain visually identical. The recognized text layer is rendered transparently over the image, preserving the document authentic appearance.
Are my scanned personal records sent to any third party? expand_more
No. The entire neural OCR process runs locally on your device through client processing. No images or extracted text strings are ever transmitted to external servers.