A scanned PDF is a picture of text, not text — you cannot search it, select it or copy a line from it. Filemorph reads the page images with on-device OCR and adds a real text layer, right on your iPhone.
Old scanned contracts, a stack of receipts run through a scanner app, a PDF made from photographed pages: none of it is searchable until something reads the text on the page and adds it back into the file. Filemorph does that pass locally, without sending a single page anywhere.
Filemorph runs Apple's Vision framework over each page image to recognize the text, then overlays an invisible, selectable text layer aligned to what is on the page — the visual scan looks exactly the same, but search, Spotlight and copy-and-paste now work on it. Recognition quality depends on scan quality and the language of the text; available languages depend on what your iOS version supports.
In the app: Transform → OCR Overlay.
A searchable PDF lets you find a name, a date or an amount instantly instead of scrolling through pages by eye. It also makes the document usable downstream — you can select and copy text, or run PDF to Text or PDF to Word on it, none of which work on a plain image scan.
Yes. Unlike web converters that upload your files to a server, Filemorph converts every file locally using Apple's frameworks. Nothing leaves your device, and it works with no internet connection. This operation is part of Filemorph Pro ($29.99/year, 7-day free trial on monthly and annual plans).
No. The original page images are untouched; Filemorph adds an invisible text layer on top, aligned to the text in the scan.
No. OCR Overlay adds searchable text to a scan you already have full access to — it has nothing to do with passwords or encryption.
Vision supports a range of languages, and availability depends on your iOS version and installed language support.
On-device, no upload. Plus 300+ more file operations.
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