ScanLex review
Affordable OCR with offline conversion, table export, and focused document targets.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
ScanLex is OCR and document-conversion software for individuals, businesses, and organizations that need editable files from PDFs, scans, and document photos. It converts documents into Word DOCX, Excel XLSX, plain text TXT, or searchable PDFs, with support for Russian and English documents. The desktop application runs offline on Windows and supported Linux distributions, while the browser service provides online recognition and PDF editing. Table recognition, layout preservation, and searchable-PDF creation make it particularly relevant for scanned records, forms, and reports.
Pricing covers a free online service, paid desktop licences, and a server deployment. The free tier processes up to 30 pages of a single file in full and up to 3 files per hour, with Word, Excel, TXT, and searchable PDF output. The Annual subscription costs $16.36 per licence per year and includes one computer, full app access, and updates. The 2-year licence costs $27.69 as a one-time payment and includes the same access terms. ScanLex Server starts at $629 per year, uses server core count for pricing, supports on-premise deployment, and has no user limit.
Its strongest fit is local document conversion where offline processing, OCR, table export, and batch workflows matter. The software can export recognized tables to Excel, edit PDFs on the scanned page, merge multiple files, and preserve document structure, fonts, and tables. Its platform coverage spans web, Windows, and Linux, but its conversion scope is more focused than broader-purpose PDF suites. Choose ScanLex for affordable OCR and local processing; choose an alternative when a wider range of document or productivity functions is the priority.
ScanLex pros and cons
- Where it wins
- OCR for PDFs, scans, and photos with searchable PDF creation
- Preserves document layout, fonts, and tables during conversion
- Offline local processing with batch upload and file merging
- Where it doesn't
- Conversion targets are narrower than broader-purpose competitors
- Free online service limits files to 30 pages and 3 files per hour
- Annual desktop licence applies to one computer
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