Classical Arabic and critical editions
Turn scanned books into editable material for research, comparison, annotation, and publication workflows.
Arabic document conversion for serious work
From scanned Arabic to a Word file you can rely on.
Convert classical books, legal contracts, official records, and complex Arabic scans into editable Word documents—with hierarchy, tables, and reading order preserved for review.
- 20 free credits
- No credit card required
- Built Arabic-first
A real classical Arabic example
See the scan become an editable document.
This page from As-hal al-Masalik combines vocalized verse, two-column reading order, commentary, and a page number. Compare the original scan side by side with the Word output produced by ScribeTools.
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- Vocalized verse
- Two-column structure
- Commentary
- Page number
Real production output from one page. Results vary with scan quality.
Source page
Word output
- Clause hierarchy
- Selection fields
- Account table
- Legal footnotes
Converted through the production pipeline; lightly trimmed for this preview. View the public SAMA source.
One upload, every outcome
Upload a scan. Choose what it becomes.
Every job starts with the same page image. Pick the outcome that fits your work — most people start with the editable Word document, and every other format is one click away.
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DOCX
Editable Word document
The heart of ScribeTools. Your scan becomes a document you can actually work in — the same structure you saw above, now open for editing instead of locked in an image.
- Edit every paragraph in place
- Correct readings against the scan
- Structure survives into Word
- One-click DOCX export
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Upload the scan
A page image or PDF from your collection.
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Choose the outcome
Editable Word by default — or any format below.
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Review and export
Check against the source, correct, and download.
PDF
Searchable PDF
Keep the exact page image with a hidden text layer underneath — for archives and contracts you need to search, not rewrite.
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Translated document
Translate Arabic, Urdu, English, French, and more into a clean document that stays easy to read.
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Tables to spreadsheet
Pull invoices, statements, and forms into rows you can sort, filter, and calculate.
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EPUB eBook
Turn a scanned book into a reflowable eBook for phones, tablets, and e-readers.
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Plain text
Fast raw text when you only need the words, not the layout.
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Bank-statement reconciliation and form-field extraction are in private preview.
Built first for Arabic scholarship
Serious documents deserve more than a text dump.
ScribeTools is designed around the work that follows conversion: reading closely, checking the source, editing the result, and preparing it for use.
Legal, contractual, and official documents
Turn contracts, court filings, regulations, meeting minutes, HR records, and government forms into editable working documents.
Libraries and institutions
Move collections from page images toward usable, structured digital material.
Start with one document
The scan is the beginning, not the final format.
Convert a page, review the result, and decide what the rest of the collection could become.
Limited-time launch pricing
Start free. Scale when the work does.
Every account starts with 20 free credits each month — no credit card required. One credit converts about one page.