# OCR English PDF

> OCR an English scanned PDF in your browser (Tesseract). Make scans searchable — no upload. Tier 1 ready.

Canonical: https://mypdf.space/ocr-english-pdf
Last updated: 2026-10-26

## 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.

## Limits

- Proofread names and numbers.
- Handwriting is unreliable.

## FAQ

### 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.

## Related

- [OCR English PDF](https://mypdf.space/tools/ocr-pdf)
- [OCR Hindi](https://mypdf.space/ocr-hindi-pdf)
- [Scanned PDF to Word](https://mypdf.space/scanned-pdf-to-word)
- [Make searchable](https://mypdf.space/make-scanned-pdf-searchable)