You can use your phone or tablet to scan documents and images. These tips will walk you through all the steps to quickly scan from your device.

Adobe's new smartphone scanner app auto-recognizes text, creating a searchable, editable document from a smartphone camera.

In order to make the scanned document searchable, you’ll need to run the optical image recognition process. This process is in addition to the initial scanning process, but it’s super quick.

Adobe Scan – turns screenshots, saved images, photos, business cards and even white board notes into a digital file and unlocks the text using OCR. The app is for iPad and iPhone.

By leveraging OCR PDF, developers can transform static PDF documents into dynamic, searchable text PDFs, significantly enhancing document management processes.

Disable auto-scan images for text in the Photos app If you prefer not to have the app actively search for text in every image you open, you can turn off the ‘Automatically scan images for text ...

Some services or programs can scan your document, use OCR to convert the scanned image to readable text, and save the result as a PDF. However, these services and programs often cost money.

Google is about to integrate its Lens image recognition tool into its Gboard mobile keyboard. Thanks to the Scan Text function, you'll be able to scan a document and retrieve the text it contains.

- Seamless PDF to OCR Conversion: Ensure that all text within scanned images is accurately recognized and extracted, making documents searchable and editable.