Searchable PDF
PDF where text can be found and copied, often via OCR.
Definition
May contain original text or OCR text layers.
Why it matters
Key outcome for scanned-document modernization.
Related PDFHQ workflows
Use this concept when optimizing, converting, validating, or troubleshooting document workflows.
Related Knowledge
OCR
Optical Character Recognition that turns scan images into machine-readable text.
TXT
TXT is plain text without embedded rich formatting semantics.
Hybrid PDF
PDF variant combining multiple structural and compatibility characteristics.
Text Layer
Machine-readable text content embedded alongside scanned page imagery.
Unicode Mapping
Mapping from glyphs to Unicode code points, often via ToUnicode data in PDFs.