FormatNest

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PDF OCR - Searchable PDF

Recognize scanned PDF text locally and download a searchable PDF. Your document is not uploaded.

Ready. Files are processed locally.

How it works and limitations

Choose English, Spanish, French, German or Urdu. Up to 25 MB and 10 pages. OCR model assets download on first use, then recognition runs locally. The rebuilt PDF does not preserve original forms, signatures or metadata. Review recognized text; handwriting, tables and unclear scans may be inaccurate.

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