Make a scanned PDF searchable
Add an invisible, selectable text layer over a scanned PDF so it becomes searchable and copyable.
Mae's OCR PDF tool renders each page as an image, runs Tesseract OCR entirely in your browser to recognise the text, then overlays that text invisibly at the exact position of each word. The result looks identical to your scan but is now searchable, selectable and copyable in any PDF viewer.
Frequently asked questions
Will the PDF look different afterwards?
No — each page still shows the original scanned image; the recognised text is invisible and only used for search and copy/paste.
Which languages are supported?
Choose from English, French, Spanish, German or Portuguese; recognition quality is best on clear, printed scans.