Image to Word
Turn a photo, scan, or screenshot into an editable Word document. Scanquil runs on-device OCR on one or more images and writes the recognized text into a .docx, one page per image, entirely on this device.
How it works
- Choose one or more images.
- Scanquil reads the text using on-device OCR.
- Download a .docx with one page per image.
Features
- Free, no sign-up, no watermark
- Runs entirely on your device -- nothing is uploaded
- Formatted .docx output, ready to edit in Word
- Multiple images become one document
What you can convert
Works on a printed page, a phone photo of a document, a screenshot, or a photo of a whiteboard or handwritten note -- anything readable as an image. Each image becomes one page in the output, in the order you add them, so a multi-page document photographed as separate shots comes out as a single .docx.
Why the result looks cleaner than raw OCR
Every image runs through the same pipeline as a camera scan: automatic skew correction for photos taken at an angle, plus structure recognition that groups text into paragraphs instead of one unbroken block. The .docx keeps that paragraph structure, so it reads and edits like a real document, not a wall of scanned text.
Accuracy and limitations
Printed text in reasonable lighting comes out accurately. Accuracy drops on handwriting, low-contrast photos (dim lighting, glare), very small print, or heavily skewed shots -- OCR is doing its best guess, and it isn't perfect on hard cases. For a scan the free engine struggles with, Image to Text (AI) reads the same image with an AI vision model instead, at a small per-use cost.
Getting a better result
A few things make a real difference: even, glare-free lighting; the page filling the frame and roughly flat to the camera; and holding steady to avoid blur. A slightly crooked photo is corrected automatically -- a blurry or badly lit one can't be.
Frequently asked questions
Is Image to Word conversion free?
Yes, completely free with no sign-up, no watermark, and no limit on how often you use it.
Is my image uploaded anywhere?
No. Every conversion runs in your browser, on your own device. Your file is never sent to a server or stored anywhere but your device.
How is this different from Image to Text?
Image to Text gives you a plain .txt file; this gives you a formatted, editable .docx document.
Can I convert a photo of a handwritten note?
Yes, but accuracy is lower than for printed text -- handwriting recognition depends heavily on how legible the handwriting is. For a meaningfully better read on handwriting, Image to Text (AI) uses an AI vision model instead.
Does this work for scanned documents, not just phone photos?
Yes -- a scanned image works the same way as a phone photo. If you already have a PDF instead of an image, PDF to Word handles that directly.
What image formats are supported?
JPG and PNG. For a WebP image, convert it to JPG or PNG first (there's a free tool for that), or use PDF to Word if your file is already a PDF.
Does this work on mobile?
Yes -- it works in any modern browser on a phone, tablet, or desktop, with no app to install.