Invoice OCR
Invoice OCR online — free. Extract text from invoices — vendor, totals, line items — in seconds. Ideal for bookkeeping and AP workflows.
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ScanRead's invoice OCR is a free online tool that extracts text from invoice images and PDFs using AI. Upload a file and the engine returns editable output (vendor name, line items, amounts, totals) in about 2 seconds. Free for 20 invoices per day. Paid plans support batch processing of 20-100 files at once. Ideal for bookkeeping, accounts payable, and expense management.
How to use invoice ocr
Upload the file
Drop an image or PDF into the upload area. Supported: JPG, PNG, PDF, WebP. Multi-page PDFs work too.
Wait for processing
Processing runs automatically. Each page takes about 200ms. The output preserves line structure so totals stay aligned with items.
Export the text
Copy into your bookkeeping software (QuickBooks, Xero, FreshBooks) or paste into a spreadsheet for manual review.
Common use cases
Scenarios where this tool saves time and delivers accurate, copyable text.
Accounts payable workflow
AP teams digitize supplier invoices before entering them into QuickBooks or their ERP system.
Small business bookkeeping
Freelancers and small business owners track incoming and outgoing invoices without manual data entry.
Tax preparation
Digitize all invoices from the tax year so auditors have a searchable digital trail.
Expense reimbursement
Employees photograph receipts and invoices and submit reimbursement claims with the text data attached.
Why ScanRead
AI-powered accuracy
We use PP-OCRv5, a state-of-the-art open-source model that matches Google Vision and Adobe Acrobat on printed text (95-99% accuracy) and outperforms both on Chinese, Japanese, and Korean documents.
No signup needed
Try up to 10 pages per day without creating an account. Create a free account for 20 pages per day. No credit card required.
100+ languages
Works with 100+ languages including English, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, and Russian. Automatic language detection.
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