Extract Text
Can I convert a scanned document to text online?
Yes. Upload the scan as an image or PDF and extract editable text with OCR.
Upload a scanned page or document image and turn paper into editable text.
Add a scanned page (image or PDF) and extract the text with online OCR.
Paper documents are hard to search and edit until you digitize them. Upload a scan — from a flatbed scanner, phone scanning app, or multifunction printer — and extract the text with OCR.
This page targets “scan to text” intent: invoices, letters, forms, lecture notes, and archived paperwork that exist only as images.
Scan at 200–300 DPI, keep pages flat, and avoid shadows. Black text on white paper is ideal. If the scan is skewed, straighten it in your scanner app before uploading.
Multi-page jobs can be uploaded as a scanned PDF. Single pages work well as PNG or JPG.
All three use the same engine, but the landing page matches how people search. Choose Scan to Text for paper digitization, Image to Text for photos, PDF to Text for PDF files, and Screenshot OCR for screen captures.
Yes. Upload the scan as an image or PDF and extract editable text with OCR.
200–300 DPI is a good default for most printed documents and improves OCR accuracy.
Yes. Export the scan from your phone app as JPG, PNG, or PDF and upload it here.
Files are processed for text extraction and are not kept permanently.
Same upload widget, different focus for each search intent.
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