Gist to bulk convert PDF files to editable google documents using Google AppScript

google_pdf_to_doc.js

// pieced together from various online sources. Meat of the logic in fn convertFile came from SO answer.
// the script moves the original pdf to trash after conversion. You might want to change that.

function getFilesList(folder, filetype) {
  var allfiles = new Array();
  const files = folder.getFilesByType(filetype);
  while (files.hasNext()) {
    var file = files.next();
    allfiles.push(file);
  }
  return allfiles;
}


function getSubFoldersList(name) {
  var allfolders = new Array();
  const elexfolder = DriveApp.getFoldersByName(name).next();
  var subfolders = elexfolder.getFolders();
  while (subfolders.hasNext()) {
    var folder = subfolders.next();
    allfolders.push(folder);
  }
  return allfolders;
}

function convertFile(srcfile, index) {
  const parentFolder = srcfile.getParents().next();
  const parentFolderID = parentFolder.getId();

  Logger.log("Converting %s from folder %s",srcfile.getName(),parentFolder.getName());

  const {id, title} = Drive.Files.insert(
      {
        title: srcfile.getName().replace(/\.pdf$/, ''),
        mimeType: srcfile.getMimeType() || 'application/pdf',
      },
      srcfile.getBlob(),
      {
        ocr: true,
        fields: 'id,title',
      }
    );
  
  
  moveFile(id, parentFolderID);
  srcfile.setTrashed(true);

  Logger.log("Done %d - %s",index+1, srcfile.getName() );
}

function moveFile(sourceFileId, targetFolderId) {
  var file = DriveApp.getFileById(sourceFileId);
  var folder = DriveApp.getFolderById(targetFolderId);
  file.moveTo(folder);
}

function convertFolder(folder){
 const pdffiles = getFilesList(folder, MimeType.PDF);
 pdffiles.forEach(convertFile);
}

function main() {
  const FOLDER_NAME = "test";
  allsubfolders = getSubFoldersList(FOLDER_NAME);
  allsubfolders.forEach(convertFolder);
}