Online OCR Scanner: Instantly Scan to Text
Turn your scanned documents, photos, and PDFs into editable text you can copy, paste, and use in Word or any editor. 100% free and online.
Try Your All-in-One Text Scanner
Upload a scanned document, screenshot, or a photo with text to begin the conversion.
How It Works
Upload any image or single-page PDF. Our AI-powered scanner will read the document and provide you with clean, editable text in just a few seconds.
⚡️ Performance Tips:
- Smaller files process faster (keep resolution reasonable)
- PDF uploads are limited to the first page. Multi-page support is a coming Pro feature.Join the waitlist!
- Ensure the image has good lighting and is in focus
- For handwritten notes, clear and distinct writing works best
How to Scan Text to Word (or any Editor)
Our intuitive tool makes it effortless to get editable text from any scanned image.
1. Upload Your Scanned File
You don't need a physical scanner. Just upload a photo or a PDF of your document into the tool.
2. Let the AI Scan the Text
Click the button and our OCR scanner will process the file, recognizing all the characters and the structure.
3. Copy and Paste into Word
Your text is ready! Simply copy the text and paste it directly into Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or your email.
From Paper to Productivity: Real-World Scanning
See how our online text scanner helps people digitize information and streamline their workflows.
Office Documents
An administrator needs to digitize old client files. They take clear photos of each document, use the OCR scanner to extract the text, and create a searchable digital archive, saving hours of manual retyping.
Student Research
A student in a library can't check out a reference book. They snap photos of relevant pages, use the text scanner to get the content, and easily copy-paste quotes and citations into their research paper.
Data Entry
A data entry clerk has a printed list of contacts. They scan the document, and the tool extracts the names and numbers, which can then be easily formatted and imported into a database or CRM, drastically reducing manual entry.
Legal Contracts
A paralegal receives a physical copy of a signed contract. They use the OCR scanner to create a digital text version, allowing them to use Ctrl+F (Find) to instantly locate specific terms and clauses for review.
A Smarter, Faster Online Scanner
We designed our text scanner to be the easiest and most reliable way to digitize your documents.
High-Fidelity Scanning
Our AI-powered engine delivers high accuracy for clear, typed text from scans and photos, minimizing the errors and corrections you need to make.
Scan Anything: PDFs, JPGs, PNGs
Whether you have a scanned PDF, a photo of a document, or a screenshot, our versatile tool can handle it and extract the text within.
Editable Output for Word & Docs
We make it simple. After scanning, you get clean text that you can directly copy and paste into Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or any other word processor.
Truly Free Online Scanner
This is not a trial. Our text scanner is free to use without hidden fees, watermarks, or aggressive upselling. No account or credit card needed.
Layout Recognition
Our scanner is smart enough to recognize paragraphs, lists, and general document structure, so you get organized text, not an unstructured wall of words.
Privacy Guaranteed
Your documents are your own. All files uploaded to our OCR scanner are processed securely and automatically deleted from our servers after a short time.
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Ready to Ditch Manual Typing?
Scan any document or image to text in seconds. Get started with our free online scanner and turn your paper into editable data now.