Short answer
Drop a scanned English PDF into OCR below and keep English selected. A text layer is added so search and copy work. Processing stays on your device — useful for US/UK/AU/CA documents.
Stays on your device·No upload·No account·No watermark·Offline after install·How it worksMethodologyPrivacy
OCR English PDF
Free · private · files stay on your device
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How it works
- 1
Open a scanned or image-heavy PDF.
- 2
Choose searchable PDF or plain text.
- 3
Run OCR (multi-page docs can take a few minutes) and download.
Files never leave your device
Your PDF is processed in this browser tab. Files never leave your device, and mypdf.space does not receive uploads. No account, no watermark, no server-side copy.
Limits worth knowing
- Proofread names and numbers.
- Handwriting is unreliable.
Frequently asked questions
Is English OCR free and private?
Yes — free, local Tesseract, no upload of your PDF.Hindi documents?
Use OCR Hindi PDF for Devanagari pages.Then convert to Word?
After OCR, open PDF to Word or Scanned PDF to Word.
Written by Sumit · Last updated 23 Oct 2026