Search scanned PDFs
When Ctrl+F cannot see the words, recognize the scanned pages first. Search the recovered text and check every match against the original.
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Text search and on-device OCR keep your pages on this device. Online recognition processes only the scope you confirm. Listening and AI use their normal allowances.
A scan can look perfectly readable while containing no searchable text. OCR recognizes the visible words. iReadAll keeps the original page alongside the result so you can check the spelling and the context.
Choose a file or try a sample. Local PDFs open in your browser.
Choose a page, range or document scope. Completed pages become searchable as recognition progresses.
Check the highlighted passage. Export matches with page numbers or continue reading.
A mixed PDF can contain ordinary text pages and scanned appendices. Keep using the existing text and recognize only the pages that need it. Local recognition reuses completed results, so stopping a long task does not discard finished pages.
The first local OCR run downloads recognition tools. Large scans take longer, especially on a phone. Keep this tab open while processing, and choose a smaller page range when you only need one chapter.
OCR completion is different from text accuracy. Compare low-quality scans, small print, names and numbers with the original. A failed page remains visible in the coverage status.
Need a searchable PDF you can download?The reader shows how many pages have searchable text, which are still being checked and which failed. Searchable text can still contain OCR mistakes. Exports include available matches and identify the file pages so you can verify them.
Choose your PDF, type a word or phrase, and open a result. Each match shows its file page and surrounding text. Use Enter and Shift+Enter to move between matches.
An image-only scan has no text to search. Other files can have broken text, split words, or pages still being checked. Open the original page, inspect its text, and recognize the pages that need it.
Yes. Choose on-device recognition for a page, a page range or pages needing text in the document. English and Chinese + English are supported locally. Online recognition is a separate option with a confirmed page scope. Check important names and numbers against the scan.
Opening a local PDF, searching its text and on-device OCR keep the document on your device. Online recognition sends the selected pages for processing after confirmation. Cloud saving, listening and AI are separate actions.
Local search, on-device OCR and local search exports do not require an account. Listening, AI and online processing retain their existing availability and limits. Files can be up to 100 MB each.
Only the available text has been searched. The coverage indicator shows pages still being checked or needing recognition. Even after OCR finishes, recognition errors can hide a word; inspect important passages on the original page.
