Petal

Make a scanned PDF searchable

Upload a scanned PDF and ask for selectable text. Petal reads the pages and adds it.

Open Petal, free

Things you can type

  • “Make this scan searchable”
  • “OCR every page”

Personal and safe

Your files are only used for your edit, never sold, and deleted after 24 hours. Free gives you 5 edits a day. Pro is $2 a month.

Questions

Will my scan look different?
No. Petal adds a hidden text layer, so the pages look the same but you can search and copy.
Is it safe to upload my PDF?
Yes. Your files are only used for your edit, never sold, and deleted automatically after 24 hours.
Is it free?
Yes. Free gives you 5 edits a day with files up to 25 MB. Pro is $2 a month (₹199 in India) for 50 edits a day and files up to 100 MB.

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