Searchable PDF

Hidden OCR layer.

Search every word.

Drop your scanned PDF here

or tap to browse  ·  max 200 MB

No upload
Works offline
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 never leaves your browser.
02
OCR
Tesseract.js runs OCR on every page and adds an invisible text layer — all locally in your browser.
03
Download
Download your searchable PDF. Ctrl+F now works. Nothing was ever uploaded.
// Why this is different

Your scanned documents never leave your machine.

Most online OCR tools upload your scanned PDFs to a server for text recognition. That means contracts, medical records, and financial documents pass through infrastructure you don't control.

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.

// Questions

Frequently asked.

How do I make a scanned PDF searchable?▾
Drop your scanned PDF into fwip. The tool runs OCR on each page and adds an invisible text layer so you can use Ctrl+F, copy text, and select words — all without changing the visual appearance.
What languages does the OCR support?▾
English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, and Korean. Select the language before processing.
Does OCR change how my PDF looks?▾
No. The original page images are preserved exactly. fwip adds a hidden text layer on top so the document looks identical but text is now searchable and selectable.
How accurate is the OCR?▾
Accuracy depends on scan quality. Clean 300 DPI scans typically achieve 95%+ accuracy. Faded or skewed scans may produce lower results.
Can I make a PDF searchable without Adobe Acrobat?▾
Yes — fwip runs OCR entirely in your browser using Tesseract.js. No Acrobat, no subscription, no software to install.
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