OCR a scanned PDF, free
Scanned PDFs are just images, so normal text extraction returns nothing. OCR reads the text from the page images. LocalSign runs OCR entirely in your browser — your file is never uploaded.
How to use it
- Open the OCR PDF tool and choose a scanned PDF.
- Pick all pages or a page range.
- Run OCR and watch the per-page progress.
- Copy the text or download it as a .txt or per-page ZIP.
Good to know
- OCR accuracy is not guaranteed. Works best with clear printed English text.
- English only; handwriting and low-quality scans may be inaccurate.
- OCR is CPU-intensive and runs one page at a time, so large PDFs are slow.
FAQ
Is my PDF uploaded for OCR?
No. OCR runs locally in your browser using a self-hosted engine and language model; nothing is uploaded.
How accurate is the OCR?
OCR accuracy is not guaranteed. It works best with clear, printed English text; scans that are skewed, low-resolution, or handwritten may be inaccurate.
What languages are supported?
English only in this tool.
Privacy & honesty
Your documents stay on your device — LocalSign has no servers that receive your files. Signatures, stamps, highlights, shapes, and other annotations are visual changes created by you. LocalSign does not verify, certify, notarize, or legally validate documents.
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