A clearer choice for your PDFs
Turn your documents into editable files, with OCR for scanned and photographed text. Explore more tools to convert, merge, split and compress PDFs.
OCR is available in the app store editions.
LeoPDF: PDF/image to Word and Excel is paid.
All other features are free and work offline on your device, without uploading files.
Meet the editions
Need OCR for scans or handwriting?
Choose LeoPDF. Working without OCR
on Windows? Explore LeoPDFree.
Free PDF tools for your Windows workflow, including PDF to Word and Excel conversion without OCR.
100% offline processing. All conversions and file processing take place locally on your computer. Your files are not uploaded for processing.
Scanned text and handwriting require an OCR edition.
Get the free Windows edition
Download for Windows · 64-bit Download the 32-bit versionMSIX installers. Choose the package for your PC.
Cloud OCR, including handwriting and common languages. PDF/image to Word and Excel is paid; all other features are free and work offline on your device, without uploading files.
The Microsoft Store edition with cloud OCR.
Open Microsoft StoreWork with PDFs and cloud OCR on your Mac.
Open App StorePDF tools and cloud OCR for your mobile workflow.
Open App StoreChoose LeoPDF with cloud OCR on Android.
Open Google PlayThe differences, at a glance
The free Windows edition and the
OCR editions have different pricing
and capabilities.
| What matters to you | LeoPDFreeWindows · Website download | LeoPDFWindows Store · Mac · iOS · Android |
|---|---|---|
| PDF to Word & Excel | Free · No OCR | Paid conversion |
| Other features | Free | Free |
| OCR for scans & handwriting | Not included | Available · Cloud processing |
| File processing | All conversions and file processing are offline, on your computer | Except for Word and Excel conversion, all features work offline on your device without uploading files. OCR uses cloud processing. |
| Where to get it | Direct download from this website | Microsoft Store for Windows; platform-specific distribution for other editions |
Paid conversion applies to Word and Excel conversion in LeoPDF, including PDF and image inputs. It is not limited to OCR use.
Make the next step easier
Choose an edition with cloud OCR to turn image-based text into editable Word or Excel content. Review the converted result, especially for handwriting and complex layouts.
Explore PDF tutorialsSelectable text and scanned pages are different inputs. LeoPDFree does not include OCR. Choose LeoPDF when your task needs text recognition.
See editions with OCRPDF tips & tutorials
Choose the right workflow: LeoPDFree converts supported text-based PDFs locally without OCR. Word and Excel OCR in the LeoPDF app store editions is paid and uses cloud processing.
LeoPDFree for Windows is completely free and does not include OCR. In LeoPDF for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android, PDF/image to Word and Excel conversion is paid. All other features are free and work offline on your device, without uploading files.
Choose LeoPDFree for a free Windows edition without OCR, available directly from this website. Choose LeoPDF from Microsoft Store if you need cloud OCR. Word and Excel conversion in the Store edition is paid.
LeoPDF supports cloud OCR for handwriting and common languages. LeoPDFree does not include OCR. Recognition results depend on the input, so review the converted text.
Yes. All conversions and file processing in LeoPDFree happen offline, locally on your computer. Your files are not uploaded for processing. LeoPDFree does not include OCR.
In LeoPDF for Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android, every feature except conversion to Word or Excel works offline on your device. Files processed with these offline features are not uploaded. Word and Excel conversion are excluded from this offline promise; OCR is processed in the cloud.
Yes. OCR in LeoPDF is processed in the cloud. LeoPDFree has no OCR and processes all conversions and files offline on your computer.
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