PDF OCR
Turn scanned PDFs into searchable documents using OCR. Dexafile helps you extract text from image-based pages, old scans, receipts, forms, and study materials.
How to Use OCR PDF
Upload Scanned PDF Document
Upload the scanned, image-only, or non-selectable PDF file from your device.
Select Settings and Run OCR
Configure parsing options, then run the characters recognition scanner.
Download Searchable PDF
Download the converted PDF file, now with searchable and selectable text.
Note: If your PDF file is encrypted or password-protected, it cannot be processed directly. Please use our Unlock PDF tool to decrypt and save a clean copy of the document before uploading it here.
Supported File Formats
File Upload Limit
Security & Privacy Guaranteed
Task-Limited Processing: Your scanned document is analyzed only to generate the searchable text layer you requested — nothing more.
Encrypted Uploads: Files are transferred over 256-bit SSL/TLS encryption during OCR processing.
Automatic Deletion: Original scans and OCR output are removed from our servers within 1 hour.
Not Used for Training: Your document content is never used to train AI models.
Practical Use Cases for PDF OCR
Searchable Contracts
Make scanned contracts searchable by keyword instead of scrolling manually.
Digitizing Old Notes
Copy text out of old scanned notes or receipts for digital records.
Reusable Scanned Files
Convert image-only PDFs into documents that are easier to search and reuse.