Convert Scan to Word
OCR a JPG or PNG of a scan and download a simple editable .docx. Same job as Image to Word — this page is for the convert query. Not PDF to Word and not Word to PDF.
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How to convert a scan to Word
1.Choose a JPG or PNG of a scanned page or photo of a document.
2.Pick the language that matches the text.
3.Click Extract Word. OCR runs locally, then we wrap the text in a simple DOCX.
4.Preview the words, then download the .docx file.
FEATURES
Same Image to Word job
Not a second Tools-grid entry. This is a photo of a page, not OCR PDF and not PDF to Word.
Simple editable DOCX
Paragraphs of OCR text. Not fonts, columns, or the original page layout.
Not PDF to Word
For a scanned PDF, use OCR PDF first, then PDF to Word. Word to PDF is the other direction.
Files stay local
OCR runs in your browser. We do not upload the image.
Honest OCR
Tesseract, not a certified reader. Skewed photos, tiny type, and handwriting will miss words.
Free to start
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Convert Scan to Word vs OCR PDF
People search convert scan to Word when they photographed a page and want the convert phrasing. This page runs the same /image-to-word extract as Scan to Word. It is not a second tool in the Tools grid.
Use OCR PDF if the scan is already a PDF. Use Scan to Text if you only want a .txt file.
JPG and PNG only. Not PDF to Word. Not Word to PDF. We do not claim a layout-perfect reconstruction.
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