Scanned PDF to editable Word
A scanned PDF is just a stack of images — copy-paste won't work and Word can't open it cleanly. You need OCR (optical character recognition) to extract the actual text and rebuild a real Word document.
98% OCR accuracy on clean scans · 100+ languages
Why this works
Our scanned-to-Word pipeline runs Tesseract OCR over each page, preserves paragraph structure, and writes a proper .docx file with editable text, headings and reasonable layout.
How it works
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1Open the OCR-to-Word toolTap the orange button above to launch with OCR + Word output pre-selected.
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2Upload the scanDrop your scanned PDF in. We support multi-page documents up to 100 MB.
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3Pick the languageOCR works best when you tell it which language to expect. We support 100+ languages.
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4Download the editable .docxOpen in Word or Google Docs and edit normally — text is fully selectable.
Real-world uses
Lawyers
Convert scanned contracts to editable drafts for redlining.
Researchers
Pull text out of archival scans for citation and analysis.
HR teams
Update scanned policy documents without retyping them.
Translators
Get clean source text for CAT tools without re-keying.
Common questions
How accurate is OCR?
On clean printed scans, 98%+ accuracy. Handwriting and faded scans are harder — always proofread the result.
Will my tables come through?
Most simple tables are reconstructed. Complex nested tables may need cleanup.
Does this work for non-English docs?
Yes — pick from 100+ languages including Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Hindi and Russian.