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I have a scanned PDF, but I can’t search for any words inside it when I need to find a specific section quickly.

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The Problem

Add OCR (text recognition) to scanned PDFs so the document becomes searchable. This helps you quickly find specific sections by searching for keywords instead of manually scanning each page.

The Solution

This feature converts scanned PDF pages (images) into searchable text using OCR. After processing, you can use the standard search function to find words and jump directly to matching locations in the document. It is designed for documents that were scanned from paper and therefore contain no selectable text. The main benefit is faster navigation when you need to locate names, dates, clauses, or headings. It also reduces time spent scrolling and visually inspecting pages. The feature is useful for long reports, contracts, invoices, manuals, and archived records. It supports workflows where you frequently revisit the same document and need consistent, repeatable search results. By making the PDF searchable, it improves day-to-day productivity without changing how you read or share the file. The output remains a PDF, now enhanced with an underlying text layer for search and selection where supported.

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