Scan & OCR
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Turn scanned PDFs and photos of documents into searchable PDFs with text you can select and copy.
Unlimited conversions, batch PDF to Word, bigger files, and the Split and Page Numbers tools.
Text recognition (OCR) finds the letters in a picture of a page. PaperSwoop keeps each page looking exactly as it did and adds the recognized words as an invisible layer on top, so you can search, select and copy them. It works best on sharp, straight scans of printed text.
Questions
No. PDF to Word needs a PDF that already has text. OCR PDF adds text to scanned pages, which are only pictures. You can run OCR first, then PDF to Word.
English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese and Italian. The language files are part of this site, so the first run downloads one from PaperSwoop and later runs are faster.
The free version handles PDFs up to 20 pages. Premium has no page limit. Each page takes a few seconds.
Not well. Text recognition is made for printed and typed text. Handwriting usually comes out wrong or is skipped.
No. PaperSwoop reads your files with your browser and builds the result on your device. You can even turn off your internet after the page loads and it still works.
Use your camera to scan paper into a clean PDF.
Scan both sides of an ID onto one page.
Turn a PDF into an editable Word document.
Make a PDF small enough to email or upload.
Combine several PDFs into one file.
Draw or type your signature and place it on a page.
Add text, images and white-out to a PDF.
Highlight, draw and add comments.
Type into form fields and tick boxes.
Black out private details for good.
Number pages and stamp DRAFT or CONFIDENTIAL.
Pull out just the pages you need.
Turn sideways or upside-down pages the right way up.
Remove blank, extra or private pages.
Drag pages into order, turn them and remove extras.
Pull simple tables out of a PDF into a spreadsheet.
Turn each page into a slide.
Turn every page of a PDF into an image.
Save each page as a crisp PNG image.
Turn a Word document into a PDF.
Turn a spreadsheet into a tidy PDF.
Turn slides into a PDF.
Turn photos and screenshots into one PDF.
Turn PNG images into a PDF, keeping transparency.
Add a password so only people you trust can open it.
Remove the password from a PDF you already have the password for.
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