SharePoint OCR

OCR for SharePoint Online

Create searchable PDFs from scanned documents and save them to SharePoint.

Use Scan, PDF and OCR for SharePoint when scanned PDFs, TIFF files, images, faxes or paper documents need searchable text inside Microsoft 365 document libraries.

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OCR converts scanned pages into searchable PDF for SharePoint

Searchable PDF concept image. A dedicated OCR demo video can be added here later.

Make scanned documents easier to find

Find scanned content

Convert image-only pages into PDFs that include a text layer for search.

Standard PDF output

Save searchable PDF files into SharePoint document libraries.

Language support

Add OCR language packs for teams that process documents in multiple languages.

Workflow

SharePoint library to Scan command to eDocStation to OCR processing to searchable PDF saved back to SharePoint.

SharePoint libraryChoose the target library.

Scan or importCapture paper or import image-based files.

eDocStationReview pages and output settings.

OCRCreate a searchable text layer.

SaveUpload the searchable PDF to SharePoint.

OCR features for SharePoint

Create searchable PDFs from scanned pages and image files.
Process scanned documents before saving them to SharePoint.
Use English OCR out of the box and add other language packs as needed.
Combine OCR with barcode recognition or metadata recognition when the workflow requires it.
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When this helps

Use this workflow when SharePoint libraries already contain scans, faxes, image-based PDFs or paper documents that users need to find by content.

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Frequently asked questions

Can SharePoint OCR scanned PDFs?

Scan, PDF and OCR for SharePoint can run OCR in eDocStation and save the result as a searchable PDF in SharePoint document libraries.

What is OCR for SharePoint used for?

It is used to convert scanned images or image-based PDFs into files with searchable text so SharePoint users can find document content.

Can OCR language packs be added?

Yes. English OCR is included and additional OCR language packs can be installed when documents need recognition in other languages.

Make scanned SharePoint documents searchable

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