PDF mit OCR erkennen
Gescannte PDFs durchsuchbar machen. Text aus Bildern und Scans extrahieren.
Clear file handling
Built for real workflows
Progress and feedback
Useful options, not clutter
Upload PDF File
Drag and drop a scanned PDF file here, or click to browse.
About OCR
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) extracts text from scanned documents and images. For best results, use high-quality scans and select the correct language(s).
Smart workflow
Do more in the same workflow
Build from the job you started: batch compatible files, keep the right output format, then move straight into the next useful step without hunting through the site.
Input
Output
Batch
1 file per run
1 file per run. Use one run when the files share the same task.
Choose a related operation below instead of starting from scratch.
Results stay focused on download, preview and the next useful action.
No fixed file-size limit per configured tool limit.
Natural next steps
Continue with a related tool using the same file workflow.
Smart workflows
Finish the job, not just the file
Use the existing tool graph to continue into useful next steps. Bulk and output-packaging capabilities are surfaced automatically where the underlying tool supports them.
Scan → searchable → compact
Bulk-readyRun OCR on scanned PDFs and then compress the searchable result for easier storage and sharing.
- Ocr Pdf
- Compress PdfBulk processing · ZIP-ready output · Smart size controls
Best for scanned records, receipts and paper archives.
ContinueOCR → archive copy
Bulk-readyTurn image-only documents into searchable PDFs and prepare a preservation-friendly copy.
- Ocr Pdf
- Pdf To PdfaBulk processing · ZIP-ready output · Page selection
Best for long-term document retrieval.
ContinueTurn scanned tables into data
Bulk-readyOCR the document and continue into table extraction when supported.
- Ocr Pdf
- Extract TablesPage selection · Workflow-ready
Best for invoices, statements and structured scans.
ContinueCreate a clean OCR archive
Bulk-readyOCR the scan, remove unnecessary pages and optimize the final archive.
- Ocr Pdf
- Remove Blank Pages
- Compress PdfBulk processing · ZIP-ready output · Smart size controls
Best for long scanned archives.
ContinueMake the next step easier
Use Ocr Pdf as part of a complete document workflow: process the file, review the result, then continue into the next useful step instead of returning to a generic tools catalogue.
Clear file-to-result workflow
Useful controls without unnecessary clutter
Mobile-friendly processing experience
Continue directly into related tools
A smoother workflow
- 1Add the file for Ocr Pdf
- 2Choose only the settings that matter for the destination
- 3Process and review the result
- 4Continue to the next useful tool when the job is not finished
A human tip
The useful version of Ocr Pdf
A conversion tool is most valuable when it removes the work around the conversion. People usually arrive with a destination in mind—an upload, a submission, an email, a report, a website or another editing step. The page should make that destination obvious, keep the interface focused, and offer a sensible next action when the first operation is only part of the job.
OCR a scanned PDF and extract its text
Run optical character recognition on scanned PDF pages to turn photographed or scanned text into usable text. MaxScanner processes the selected pages in your browser and lets you download the extracted text.
When OCR helps
OCR is useful when a PDF contains scanned pages, camera captures, receipts, forms, or other image-only documents where normal text selection does not work.
Choose the right language
Select the languages that actually appear in the document. Matching the OCR language to the source text can improve recognition, especially for multilingual or non-Latin documents.
Review important text
OCR can misread small fonts, unusual typefaces, tables, handwriting, skewed scans, or low-contrast pages. Check names, numbers, dates, signatures and other critical fields before relying on the extracted text.
Keep the original PDF
OCR creates a text extraction result; it does not replace the original document. Keep the source so you can verify the extracted text or process it again at a different quality setting.
About This Tool
Verwandeln Sie statische Scans in intelligente Dokumente. Unsere OCR-Technologie erkennt Text in Bildern und fügt eine unsichtbare, durchsuchbare Textebene hinzu.
How to Use
Scan hochladen
Wählen Sie ein bildbasiertes PDF aus.
Sprache wählen
Wählen Sie die Sprache des Dokuments für optimale Ergebnisse.
OCR starten
Laden Sie das nun durchsuchbare und kopierbare PDF herunter.
Use Cases
Archive digitalisieren
Machen Sie alte Papierarchive per Volltextsuche findbar.
Text kopieren
Kopieren Sie Text aus Dokumenten, die nur als Bild vorliegen.
Barrierefreiheit
Machen Sie Scans für Screenreader lesbar.
Frequently Asked Questions
Welche Sprachen werden unterstützt?+
Über 100 Sprachen, darunter Deutsch, Englisch, Französisch und Spanisch.
Wie gut ist die Erkennung?+
Bei sauberen Scans liegt die Genauigkeit oft über 98%.
Bleibt das Aussehen gleich?+
Ja, das visuelle Erscheinungsbild bleibt exakt identisch.
Smart workflows
Finish the job, not just the file
Use the existing tool graph to continue into useful next steps. Bulk and output-packaging capabilities are surfaced automatically where the underlying tool supports them.
Scan → searchable → compact
Bulk-readyRun OCR on scanned PDFs and then compress the searchable result for easier storage and sharing.
- Ocr Pdf
- Compress PdfBulk processing · ZIP-ready output · Smart size controls
Best for scanned records, receipts and paper archives.
ContinueOCR → archive copy
Bulk-readyTurn image-only documents into searchable PDFs and prepare a preservation-friendly copy.
- Ocr Pdf
- Pdf To PdfaBulk processing · ZIP-ready output · Page selection
Best for long-term document retrieval.
ContinueTurn scanned tables into data
Bulk-readyOCR the document and continue into table extraction when supported.
- Ocr Pdf
- Extract TablesPage selection · Workflow-ready
Best for invoices, statements and structured scans.
ContinueCreate a clean OCR archive
Bulk-readyOCR the scan, remove unnecessary pages and optimize the final archive.
- Ocr Pdf
- Remove Blank Pages
- Compress PdfBulk processing · ZIP-ready output · Smart size controls
Best for long scanned archives.
Continue