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Scanned PDF to Editable PDF

A scan is just a picture of a page. We straighten and clean it, then recognize the text so you can search, copy and edit it — or rebuild it as a crisp, fully editable document.

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From a picture of text to text you can use.

BEFORECrooked, grey, unsearchable image.
AFTERStraight, clean, searchable and copyable.
Two levels

Choose how editable you need it.

Searchable PDF
OCR

The page looks exactly like the original scan, with an invisible text layer behind it. Best for archives, records and anything you mainly need to find and quote.

  • Search, select and copy text
  • Straightened, cropped and cleaned pages
  • Fast, priced per page, great for large batches
Fully editable
Rebuilt

The page is rebuilt as real, live text, tables and images — proofread against the scan. Best when you'll keep updating the document.

  • Edit any word, number or table
  • Human-checked, not just machine-read
  • Delivered as PDF and Word

How it works

01
Send the scans
PDF scans or phone photos — tell us the language and which level you need.
02
Clean up
Pages straightened, cropped, de-speckled and rotated the right way up.
03
Recognize or rebuild
OCR text layer added, or the page rebuilt as live, editable content.
04
Check and deliver
Spot-checked against the original, then delivered — compressed if needed.

Scans we often convert

Old contracts Archived records Printed forms with no digital copy Books & manuals Invoices & receipts Policy documents

Questions about scanned documents

How accurate is OCR?+
On clean printed text it's very good; faint, skewed or low-resolution scans produce more errors. That's why the fully editable option includes a human proofread.
Can you convert handwriting?+
OCR doesn't read handwriting reliably. Handwritten pages can be typed up manually, quoted separately.
Which languages do you support?+
English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian and Bangla. Ask about other languages — most Latin-script languages work well.
Can you handle hundreds of pages?+
Yes. Large batches get volume pricing, and we can split, name and organize the output files as part of the job.
Often paired with
02Make it FillableTurn the scanned form into a working one. 09Split & CompressOrganize big scan batches. 03PDF EditingUpdate the recovered text.

Bring your paper archive back to life.

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