What is the best way to digitize documents?

How to Digitize Your Most Important Documents

  1. Step 1: Get Organized. Gather all the documents you want to digitize.
  2. Step 2: Use a Scanner (if You Have One)
  3. Step 3: Scan With a Mobile App.
  4. Step 4: Scan Old Photos With Your Phone.
  5. Step 5: Protect and Safely Store Your Files.

Which is the best free document scanner?

Adobe Scan (Android, iOS) CamScanner (Android, iOS) Clear Scan (Android) ClearScanner (iOS)

How do I scan a document and make it digital?

If you have a very small quantity of paper documents, one option is to simply scan them within a scanning app on your smartphone or tablet. For instance, the Google Drive app features OCR software that allows you to scan documents and save them onto the drive. Camscanner and Scanbot are other popular options.

What is the difference between digitizing and scanning?

Document imaging takes an analog version of content and creates a digital, read-only copy that can’t be edited or manipulated. Digitizing, on the other hand, converts a hard copy of a document—usually paper—and converts it to text. Digitizing typically incorporates an optical character recognition (OCR) program.

How can I scan a bunch of documents quickly?

Use a cloud-based storage system for archiving the documents quickly and making them accessible to others. A service such as Microsoft’s SkyDrive or Apple’s iCloud quickly makes your scanned documents available on any of your compatible devices.

Is CamScanner or Adobe scanner better?

Both offer to capture at angles, but to find the ultimate app, a test was conducted. After testing both on a business card and a document, the document’s quality scanned with CamScanner was better than Adobe Scan. The document scanned with Adobe Scan is stretched and does not show the actual size of the document.