Can translate the image of a scanned document into text that can be edited and formatted.

You can convert image files to text with Google Drive.

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Step 1: Prepare the file
Step 2: Convert the file
How can I scan a document and then edit the text?
Is it possible to scan an image and edit the text?
Can I take a picture of a document and turn it into text?
What software converts a scanner image into a text file that can be edited with a word processing application?

Step 1: Prepare the file

For the best results, use these tips:

Format: You can convert PDFs (multipage documents) or photo files (.jpeg, .png and .gif)
File size: The file should be 2 MB or smaller.
Resolution: Text should be at least 10 pixels high.
Orientation: Documents must be right-side up. If your image faces the wrong way, rotate it before you upload it to Google Drive.
Languages: Google Drive detects the language of the document. Learn more about supported languages
Font and character set: Use common fonts, such as Arial or Times New Roman.
Image quality: Use sharp images with even lighting and clear contrasts.

Step 2: Convert the file

On your computer, go to Google Drive.
Right click a file.
Click Open with
Google Docs.
The image file is converted, but the format might not transfer:
- Bold, italics, font size, font type, and line breaks are likely to be retained.
- Lists, tables, columns, footnotes, and endnotes are not likely to be detected.

Supported languages

Acehnese
Acholi
Adangme
Afrikaans
Akan
Albanian
Algonquian
Amharic
Ancient Greek
Arabic (Modern Standard)
Araucanian/Mapuche
Armenian
Assamese
Asturian
Athabaskan
Aymara
Azerbaijani
Azerbaijani (Cyrillic; old orthography)
Balinese
Bambara
Bantu
Bashkir
Basque
Batak
Belarusian
Bemba
Bengali
Bikol
Bislama
Bosnian
Breton
Bulgarian
Burmese
Catalan
Cebuano
Chechen
Cherokee
Chinese (Mandarin; Hong Kong)
Chinese (Simplified; Mandarin)
Chinese (Traditional; Mandarin)
Choctaw
Chuvash
Cree
Creek
Crimean Tatar
Croatian
Czech
Dakota
Danish
Dhivehi
Duala
Dutch
Dzongkha
Efik
English (American)
English (British)
Esperanto
Estonian
Ewe
Faroese
Fijian
Filipino
Finnish
Fon
French (Canadian)
French (European)
Fulah
Ga
Galician
Ganda
Gayo
Georgian
German
Gilbertese
Gothic
Greek
Guarani
Gujarati
Haitian Creole
Hausa
Hawaiian
Hebrew
Herero
Hiligaynon
Hindi
Hungarian
Iban
Icelandic
Igbo
Ilocano
Indonesian
Irish
Italian
Japanese
Javanese
Kabyle
Kachin
Kalaallisut
Kamba
Kannada
Kanuri
Kara-Kalpak
Kazakh
Khasi
Khmer
Kikuyu
Kinyarwanda
Kirghiz
Komi
Kongo
Korean
Kosraean
Kuanyama
Lao
Latin
Latvian
Lingala
Lithuanian
Low German
Lozi
Luba-Katanga
Luo
Macedonian
Madurese
Malagasy
Malay
Malayalam
Maltese
Mandingo
Manx
Maori
Marathi
Marshallese
Mende
Middle English
Middle High German
Minangkabau
Mohawk
Mongo
Mongolian
Nahuatl
Navajo
Ndonga
Nepali
Niuean
North Ndebele
Northern Sotho
Norwegian (Bokmål)
Nyanja
Nyankole
Nyasa Tonga
Nzima
Occitan
Ojibwa
Old English
Old French
Old High German
Old Norse
Old Provencal
Oriya
Ossetic
Pampanga
Pangasinan
Papiamento
Pashto
Persian
Polish
Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese (European)
Punjabi (Gurmukhi)
Quechua
Romanian
Romansh
Romany
Rundi
Russian
Russian (Old Orthography)
Sakha
Samoan
Sango
Sanskrit
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
Serbian (Cyrillic)
Serbian (Latin)
Shona
Sinhala
Slovak
Slovenian
Songhai
Southern Sotho
Spanish (European)
Spanish (Latin American)
Sundanese
Swahili
Swati
Swedish
Tahitian
Tajik
Tamil
Tatar
Telugu
Temne
Thai
Tibetan
Tigrinya
Tongan
Tsonga
Tswana
Turkish
Turkmen
Udmurt Ukrainian
Urdu
Uzbek
Uzbek (Cyrillic; old orthography)
Venda
Vietnamese
Votic
Welsh
Western Frisian
Wolof
Xhosa
Yiddish
Yoruba
Zapotec
Zulu

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How can I scan a document and then edit the text?

Scan a document as a PDF file and edit it in Word In Word, click File > Open. Browse to the location of the PDF file on your computer and click Open. A message appears, stating that Word will convert the PDF file into an editable Word document. Click OK.

Is it possible to scan an image and edit the text?

You can scan a document and convert the text into data that you can edit with a word processing program. This process is called OCR (Optical Character Recognition). To scan and use OCR, you need to use an OCR program, such as the ABBYY FineReader program.

Can I take a picture of a document and turn it into text?

You can capture text from a scanned image, upload your image file from your computer, or take a screenshot on your desktop. Then simply right click on the image, and select Grab Text. The text from your scanned PDF can then be copied and pasted into other programs and applications.

What software converts a scanner image into a text file that can be edited with a word processing application?

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software can convert scanned documents in an image format into editable documents. You can use this software to edit scanned documents using a PDF or word processing application.