Guides/OCR — searchable PDF
How to ocr — searchable pdf free — no upload, no watermark
Tesseract.js runs in-browser. The original scan stays visible; an invisible text layer is added underneath. This guide is for ProMaxPDF on promaxpdf.pro. The file never leaves your browser — students and businesses use the same local engine.
- Open the tool. No account. The page loads the editor in your browser.
- Add files. Drop files onto the page. They are read locally and never uploaded.
- OCR. Wait for each page. Download a searchable PDF.
- Download. The result is saved to your device. Nothing is stored on a server.
FAQ
Does OCR change how the page looks?
No. You keep the scan; Ctrl+F finds the words.
Language?
English trained data is used by default.
Are files uploaded?
OCR runs locally. Language WASM may download once, then cache.