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Turn scanned paper documents into searchable, structured data

Scanned images, photos of documents, and faxes become fully searchable PDFs with extracted structured data, automatically. Lido reads handwriting, handles low-quality scans, and processes any volume from a single page to an entire archive.

  • Full-text search on every page. After Lido processes your scans, every word on every page is searchable. Find a document by patient name, vendor, case number, or any text in the document.
  • Extract structured data in the same step. While making documents searchable, Lido simultaneously extracts key fields, name, date, ID number, amount, into a spreadsheet or database.
  • Handles the hard stuff. Handwritten forms, faded text, mixed-orientation scans, and low-resolution faxes. Lido uses high-accuracy OCR models optimized for difficult scan conditions.
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How scan and digitize works in Lido

1

Ingest scanned images or PDFs

Drop TIFF images, JPEG scans, or image-based PDFs into a watched folder or connect your scanner output directly. Lido picks up new files as they arrive.

2

OCR and make searchable

Lido runs OCR to make every word in every document searchable. Handwritten text, printed text, and mixed documents are all handled. Output is a searchable PDF with an embedded text layer.

3

Extract data and deliver

Key fields are simultaneously extracted into structured output: spreadsheet, database, or downstream system. Documents are named, organized, and delivered to the right destination.

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Why paper documents remain a liability after scanning

The unsearchable scan pile

Your team scans paper documents and saves them as image PDFs. They are technically digital, but they are completely unsearchable. Finding a specific document means browsing thumbnails, opening files, and reading manually. An archive of 10,000 scanned documents is as inaccessible as a filing cabinet. Meanwhile, the data locked inside those documents is unavailable to any downstream system.

Searchable, structured, and retrievable after every scan

Every document that goes through Lido becomes a searchable PDF with an embedded text layer and extracted structured data. Your archive becomes instantly searchable. Key fields are available in your database or spreadsheet without anyone reading the document. New scans get the same treatment the moment they arrive.

Lido vs basic scanning software

FeatureLidoBasic scanner software
OCR with searchable text layer on every scan
Extract structured fields into a spreadsheet or database
Read handwriting and poor-quality faxes
Name and organize files based on extracted content
Process a backlog of historical scans in batch
Save scanned images as PDF files
Digitization pipeline

Your paper archive is only useful if you can find and use what's in it

Make your entire document archive searchable and your key data extractable, in a single pipeline run.

Common use cases

Healthcare

Digitize patient intake forms and paper records

Scanned paper intake forms, handwritten clinical notes, and faxed referrals become searchable PDFs with extracted demographics, diagnoses, and insurance information.

Accounts Payable

Convert paper invoices to extractable records

Invoices received by mail or fax are scanned and processed through Lido. The result: searchable PDFs and extracted invoice data ready for ERP entry.

Legal

Make historical case files searchable

Years of paper case files, correspondence, and court documents are scanned and processed. Every page becomes searchable by case number, party name, or any keyword in the document.

Operations

Digitize inspection reports and compliance records

Paper inspection checklists and compliance reports are scanned and OCR'd. Inspection scores, dates, and site information are extracted for reporting and trending.

Make your scanned documents searchable and your data extractable

Try Lido free. Upload a scanned PDF and see a searchable, structured output in minutes.