PDF files have the option to let you share and comment on documents in a wide range of applications. Adobe Acrobat Reader and other free PDF programs offer a subset of the capabilities of the paid ...

OCRmyPDF is a free command line tool for adding searchable and copyable text to any PDF file.

Adobe Acrobat Pro’s optical character recognition feature converts scanned documents into editable PDFs. Just click on the Edit PDF tool to create a fully editable copy with searchable text.