Vellum turns a scanned document into reusable text and produces a searchable PDF that keeps the original layout. The optical character recognition engine runs in the browser and its files are hosted on our own domain: no third-party artificial intelligence service is called, and the document never leaves your device.
Yes, you can upload a scanned PDF or a JPG or PNG image directly. Either way, the tool produces a searchable PDF whose text can be selected and copied.
You choose the document’s language before running recognition, from French, German, Italian and English. Selecting the right language noticeably improves how reliable the result is.
No, the recognition engine runs in your browser, with its files hosted on Vellum’s own domain. No third-party service is called, and the document never leaves your device.
Vellum — free PDF tools whose processing stays on your device.