When this is useful
Use OCR when a PDF consists of scans or photographs and searching, copying text or full-text indexing does not work.
PDF · LOCAL BROWSER TOOL
OCR PDF and make scanned text searchable
Turn scanned PDF pages into a searchable document and download the recognized text separately as TXT.
🔒 Local processingNo sign-upFree core tool
Open this tool →The file is processed on your device. OCR/password modules are loaded from gotovo.tools when needed.
How the tool works
Choose a language and page range. GOTOVO renders the selected pages, recognizes them with local Tesseract.js and builds a new PDF with an invisible searchable text layer. Recognized text is also available as TXT.
Three steps
Open the matching PDF Workshop mode.
Add the PDF and choose the operation settings.
Review the result and download the new copy.
Limitations and important details
OCR does not reconstruct the source layout as an editable Word document. Accuracy depends on scan quality, language, skew, small fonts and tables. When only some pages are selected, the output OCR PDF contains those selected pages.
Local processing and result checks
GOTOVO processes the selected PDF directly in your browser, so the source document does not need to be uploaded to our server. The original file is never overwritten; the result is created as a separate copy, making it easy to compare or retry with different settings. Performance depends on PDF size, page count and available device memory, especially for OCR, strong compression and secure redaction. After any operation, open the downloaded file and review the required pages, orientation, readability and important interactive elements before sending it to another person or uploading it to an official service. For documents containing personal or business-sensitive information, local processing also reduces unnecessary transfer of the source file to third parties.
Frequently asked questions
Is Russian supported?
Yes. Choose Russian, English or combined RU+EN recognition.
Are pages sent to an OCR service?
No. Tesseract.js and language models are served from gotovo.tools and run in the browser.
Can I search the resulting PDF?
Yes. The output is a searchable PDF with a text layer.