Free · runs on your device
Is my PDF searchable?
Find out which pages of a PDF you can search and copy, and which are pictures of text.
Drop a PDF
Any PDF
Private: your file never leaves this device. Free and unlimited, no sign-up.No file handy?
- Every pageNot just the first one. Mixed PDFs are common.
- The real textSee the text each page holds, so you can trust the answer.
How to check if a PDF is searchable
- Step 1
Add a PDF
Drop any PDF. It is read in your browser.
- Step 2
We check each page
We look for real, readable text on every page.
- Step 3
See the answer
Each page is marked searchable, scanned or garbled.
Questions
Is it really free and private?
Yes. It runs in your browser, so your PDF never leaves your device and is not sent to FastOCR or anyone else. That costs us nothing, so it is free with no sign-up and no limit on how often you use it. If you choose to make it searchable, we tell you before anything uploads.
Why can’t I search my PDF?
Scanned PDFs are pictures of pages. There is no text to search until OCR adds it.
What does garbled mean?
The page has text, but it is stored wrongly, so search finds nothing and copy gives nonsense. OCR fixes this too.