We have covered two free services and two free software to make PDF searchable. Whether the PDF content is available in a table or some box, all the PDF content is fetched from the scanned pages and a ...

Because you can view PDF files on a variety of computers with different settings and software, they are useful for sharing documents with clients, employees and other businesses. However, when the ...

Earlier this year we wrote about NAPS2 (Not Another PDF Scanner 2), a tiny open source tool which could scan documents to PDF, TIFF and other file formats. We liked the program’s simplicity and ease ...

Recently I had to go through a bunch of digitized documents in PDF format. These were two-decade-old documents that were uploaded as a scanned image in PDF format, so combing through all the black-and ...

TL;DR: SwifDoo PDF Pro gives you lifetime access to a full PDF editor, converter, and OCR tool for Windows for $34.99 (reg.

ORPALIS PDF OCR Free is a Windows tool which converts image-based PDFs into fully searchable documents. There's none of the complexity you can get with full OCR tools. Instead, ORPALIS PDF OCR Free ...

Groundbreaking 'Post-PC' paper scanner scans anywhere – no computer required; sync scans direct to Mac, PC, iPhone, & iPad; all new Doxie 2.0 software creates searchable PDFs RALEIGH, NC, USA (October ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. If you’ve ever downloaded a scanned document, you know the frustration that comes with trying to ...

Confession time. This week’s Tech 911 is a bit of a head-scratcher, because the wide world of PDFs is confusing, at best, and typically more frustrating than anything else. There are a ton of ...

Can't copy or search text in a PDF? Fix that using this free app. There's nothing worse than opening a PDF and realizing you can't use the search function or even highlight text. This typically ...