# PDF OCR

> Make scanned PDF pages searchable with OCR.

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Tool ID: ocr-pdf. Requested language: sw. Description language: en. Complete guide translation: no; untranslated sections use English.

## Supported tasks (en)

Make scanned PDF pages searchable with OCR.

## Steps (en)

1. Choose a source file. If the tool accepts multiple files, arrange them in the order you want.
2. Adjust the basic settings, then open Advanced mode for export and fine-tuning options. Custom settings stay active when the panel is closed.
3. Run pdf ocr, review the output, then use the available copy or download controls.

## Settings

- OCR language (en; key: language; type: select): eng [en], spa [en], fra [en], deu [en], por [en], ita [en], jpn [en], kor [en], chi\_sim [en], ara [en], hin [en]
- PDF raster DPI (en; key: dpi; type: number); minimum: 72; maximum: 300

## Limitations (en)

PDF input is bounded to 20 MB per file. Page rendering is capped at 200 selected pages; page-edit output is bounded to 500 pages.

## Privacy and connections (en)

This operation processes its source in your browser. Copy and download are explicit actions; source input is not saved in an account or history.

## Questions (en)

### What does pdf ocr do?

Make scanned PDF pages searchable with OCR.

### Where is my input processed?

This operation processes its source in your browser. Copy and download are explicit actions; source input is not saved in an account or history.

### What are the input limits?

PDF input is bounded to 20 MB per file. Page rendering is capped at 200 selected pages; page-edit output is bounded to 500 pages.

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