PDF text-layer checker

If your PDF is a scan (image-only), there may be no selectable text to detect/redact. Use this tool to check in seconds.

Upload a PDF to check if it contains selectable text

If your PDF is a scanned image (no text layer), automatic name/PII detection usually won’t work without OCR.

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Privacy & accuracy

This runs entirely in your browser — the PDF is not uploaded.
“Has text layer” usually means you can select/copy text in a PDF viewer.
Scanned/image-only PDFs often need OCR before names/SSNs/emails can be detected.

Next step

If your PDF has a text layer, you can try the free trial now. If it’s scanned/image-only, OCR is required (coming as an optional add-on).