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Free OCR PDF Scanner — Extract Text from Scans Privately

Extract text from scanned PDFs and receipts using local WebAssembly OCR. Your PDF is processed locally in your browser and is never uploaded to SAVY servers.

Drop your scanned PDF file here for OCR

or click anywhere to select a document from your device

Your PDF is processed locally in your browser and is never uploaded to SAVY servers.
OCR Workflow

How to OCR Scanned PDFs Locally

Convert paper scans into selectable, searchable digital text in your browser.

1

Load Scan

Select your scanned PDF. The pages render immediately in local memory.

2

Run Local OCR

Click "Run OCR". Tesseract WebAssembly inspects pixel shapes directly on your machine.

3

Copy & Export

Review the recognized text with confidence metrics, then copy or export to text or PDF.

Key Features

Why Run OCR with SAVY

Intelligent recognition with uncompromising confidentiality.

Zero Server Uploads

Paper records, personal receipts, and bank statements are processed purely in local WebAssembly.

WebAssembly Engine

Powered by client-side Tesseract.js running in a non-blocking browser Web Worker.

One-Click Copy

Instantly grab recognized text paragraphs to paste into your documents or notes.

100% Free Forever

No subscription walls, credit cards, or scanning limits.

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers regarding client-side optical character recognition.

SAVY lazy-loads Tesseract.js compiled into WebAssembly. The OCR neural network runs directly inside your browser using your local CPU, processing scanned image pixels without sending anything to a server.

No. Your PDF is processed locally in your browser and is never uploaded to SAVY servers. All text recognition happens entirely within your computer memory.

High-contrast scans with at least 150-300 DPI, good lighting, and straight document orientation yield the highest recognition accuracy.

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