OCR PDF

Make it searchable.

Four languages.

OCR works best on simple scanned documents — contracts, letters, forms. Complex layouts with columns, graphics or sidebars may produce messy results. If your PDF already has selectable text, use our PDF to Text tool instead — it's faster and more accurate.

Drop your PDF here

or tap to browse  ·  max 200 MB

Language
No upload
Runs in your browser
No idea what's in your file

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// How it works

Three steps. Zero uploads.

01
Drop
Drag your scanned PDF onto the page. It stays on your device.
02
Recognise
Tesseract.js runs OCR in your browser via WebAssembly, recognising text in English, French, German, or Spanish. No server involved.
03
Download
Copy the extracted text or download a .txt file. Nothing was ever uploaded.
// Why this is different

Your scanned document never leaves your machine.

Most online OCR tools upload your document to a cloud server for text recognition. fwip runs Tesseract.js entirely in your browser using WebAssembly.

fwip works differently. The OCR engine runs entirely in your browser. Your PDF is read from your device, processed on your CPU, and the result is saved back to your device. No server is involved. We literally cannot see your file.

No server processing

Everything runs on your device using WebAssembly. Your file never touches a network.

No account required

Drop a file. Get a result. No sign-up, no email, no password.

No subscription

Free in the browser. $99 once for the offline bundle. That's it. Forever.

Works offline

The desktop version works with no internet connection at all.

// How fwip compares

fwip vs the rest.

fwipSmallpdfAdobe AcrobatiLovePDF
Upload requiredNoYesYesYes
Account requiredNoYesYesFree tier
Price$15 / tool$108/yr$240/yr$84/yr
Files leave deviceNeverAlwaysAlwaysAlways
Works offlineYesNoDesktop appNo
Batch processingOffline bundlePaid onlyYesPaid only
// Questions

Frequently asked.

How do I OCR a PDF without uploading it?▾
Drop your scanned PDF onto fwip and click Extract. Tesseract.js performs text recognition entirely in your browser — your document never leaves your device.
What languages does the PDF OCR support?▾
fwip supports English, French, German, and Spanish. Select your language before running OCR for the best accuracy on scanned documents.
How accurate is browser-based OCR?▾
Tesseract.js in fwip works well on clean scanned documents like contracts, letters, and forms. Complex layouts with columns, graphics, or sidebars may produce less accurate results.
Can I OCR a multi-page scanned PDF?▾
Yes. fwip processes every page sequentially and combines the extracted text. A progress bar shows which page is being recognised.
Is OCR PDF free or do I need to pay?▾
The browser version of fwip is completely free with no limits on usage. The offline bundle ($99) adds batch processing and no size constraints for heavy workloads.
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