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24 alternatives to Scan documents and convert them to PDF with just JavaScript
Mirror of puffinsoft/jscanify for backwards CDN compatibility. - ColonelParrot/jscanify
This tool enables users to scan documents and convert them directly to PDF format using JavaScript. It's designed for developers and anyone needing to programmatically process scanned documents without requiring… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Scan documents and convert them to PDF with just JavaScript launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Implement scanyourpdf.com in JavaScript. No backend servers needed.
2022 · lookscanned.io · its alternatives →
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jscanify▲6Scan documents and convert them to PDF with just Javascript
2023 · colonelparrot.github.io · its alternatives →
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Make your PDFs look scanned and add wet signatures - 100% client-side, no server uploads. Your documents never leave your device. Free to use, upgrade to PRO for unlimited access.
2020 · scanyourpdf.com · its alternatives →
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2015 · searchablepdfs.org · its alternatives →
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PDFShift▲386Convert any HTML to PDF with a single POST request.
2018 · pdfshift.io · its alternatives →
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I made this because the online "make my PDF look scanned" tools want you to upload your file to their servers, which feels sketchy at best. Also, I wasn't happy with the output they produce, I wanted something that looks realistic.
Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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PDFify▲230Free macOS text recognition, PDF composition & compression
2018 · pdfify.app · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, Arek here. We’re super excited to officially launch PSPDFKit API [1]. PSPDFKit API is a collection of HTTP APIs that enable you to convert, generate, and edit documents without running any service on your infrastructure. What differentiates our API from others is that you can chain together multiple “actions” as part of a single API request. For example, you can convert, OCR, watermark, edit, and flatten a document — all in one call. Available actions [2]: - PDF Generator - PDF Converter - Image Converter - OCR - Watermark - Merge - Split - Duplicate - Delete - Flatten Our…
2022 · its alternatives →
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I've developed a Python API service that uses GPT-4o for OCR on PDFs. It features parallel processing and batch handling for improved performance. Not only does it convert PDF to markdown, but it also describes the images within the PDF using captions like `[Image: This picture shows 4 people waving]`. In testing with NASA's Apollo 17 flight documents, it successfully converted complex, multi-oriented pages into well-structured Markdown. The project is open-source and available on GitHub. Feedback is welcome.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Scanlt▲103PDF & document scanner, ads-free, smart PDF converter
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Scan, convert & organize docs in seconds with your phone
2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Edit and convert PDF files online, right in your browser
2021 · pdfchef.com · its alternatives →
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Parse PDF to Json with AI and BYO-JSON-Schema
2025 · pdftojson.dev · its alternatives →
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using XPDF, pdftojson extracts text from PDF files as JSON, including word bounding boxes. - ldenoue/pdftojson
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Scan documents on your device just like regular scanner with our document photo scanner. Scan, edit, and export documents as PDF, JPG, or PNG directly in your browser.
2025 · onlinedocscanner.com · its alternatives →
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Pdf.to▲42PDF.to converts PDF to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, JPG, PNG and more. Compress, merge, split, rotate, OCR and edit PDFs online for free. Fast, secure PDF processing with no software to install.
2021 · pdf.to · its alternatives →
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I just realized you can now open a PDF document in Firefox and select text directly from scanned images embedded in the document (so basically transparently reliable doing OCR). It is also surprisingly reliable, only sometimes mistaking a "oh" for a "zero" in a long string of numbers. I neither know when this was introduced nor who added this feature, but from the bottom of my heart: thank you, thank you, thank you, you have made my daily life a lot easier. I also haven't really explored the limits of the feature and under what conditions it starts failing, but: in my daily workflow so far,…
2024 · its alternatives →
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