Scanned or photographed PDF → Word
Convert a scanned PDF to Word with OCR
Most converters fail on scanned documents because there's no real text to extract — just a picture of a page. This one reads the image and rebuilds it as editable text, in English, French, or Arabic.
- Built-in OCR
- EN · FR · AR
- Free to use
Scanned PDF to Word converter tool
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Maximum file size: 25 MB · OCR runs automatically on image-only pages
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Know your file
Is your PDF actually scanned?
Digital PDF
Made from Word, Google Docs, or a website. You can select and copy the text directly. No OCR needed — the standard converter handles it.
Scanned PDF
Made from a scanner, printer app, or phone camera. Every page is really a photo — trying to select text does nothing. This is what OCR is for.
Not sure which one you have? Just upload it — the converter checks automatically and switches to OCR only when it's needed.
The process
What happens after you upload
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Upload your scan
Drag in a scanned PDF, or a PDF built from photos of a document.
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OCR reads every page
Each page is checked for real text. Pages without any are rendered as images and read with OCR, in English, French, or Arabic.
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Download an editable .docx
The recognized text is written into a standard Word file you can open, search, and edit right away.
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Tips for better OCR accuracy
- Scan at 300 DPI or higher — blurry or low-resolution photos produce more reading errors.
- Keep the page straight; heavily tilted scans confuse word order.
- Even, flat lighting works better than a phone photo with shadows or glare.
- Handwriting isn't reliably supported — OCR here is built for printed text.
Questions
Frequently asked
Yes. When a PDF has no selectable text, the converter automatically switches to OCR, reading the text from each page image and rebuilding it as an editable .docx file.
English, French, and Arabic are supported out of the box. The recognized text keeps the reading direction and characters of the original language.
OCR conversion focuses on recovering accurate, editable text rather than pixel-perfect layout. Complex tables, columns, or handwriting may not carry over exactly.
It's the same tool. Every upload is checked automatically — pages with real text use the standard layout-preserving conversion, and image-only pages fall back to OCR.
Yes, with the same daily conversion limit as regular PDF to Word conversion. Pro removes that limit.
Files are sent over an encrypted connection and are not publicly accessible. Temporary files, including the page images generated during OCR, are deleted automatically once conversion finishes.