OCR software that skips the templates and training
Lido is OCR software built on AI extraction. No zone templates, no sample sets. Upload documents, describe your columns in plain English, download structured results.
AI OCR reads layouts it has never seen before
An online OCR converter: runs in the browser, nothing to install
An OCR tool with a confidence score on every field
No credit card required
50 free pages
Trusted by thousands of finance and operations teams
Describe the fields you need and get a spreadsheet back.
Watch and learn how you can use Lido to extract data from any PDF in less than 5 minutes.
The invoice format is very, very difficult. Handwritten. In Vietnamese. Lido works perfectly.
Ellie Ho
Sr. Accounting Manager
No templates or training. Just describe what you need.
Our drivers just like to hand write everything. We had 6 FTEs just processing driver tickets until we found Lido.
OCR software gets sold under many labels: text recognition software, document capture, data capture, intelligent document processing. Underneath the labels sit two designs. Zonal systems expect you to configure each document layout up front and charge you in setup time. Extraction systems like Lido read the page directly, which is why a logistics team can process bills of lading from fifty carriers, or an accounting firm can take in whatever formats clients send, without maintaining a template library. Input is PDF, TIFF, PNG, or JPG; output is Excel, Google Sheets, CSV, or an API feed.
Frequently asked questions
What is OCR software?
Software that reads text from images and PDFs. The classic kind uses zone templates: you draw boxes on a sample layout and every future document must match it. Lido belongs to the newer kind that reads the page the way a person does, so layout changes stop breaking things.
What is the best OCR software?
Depends on the documents. For thousands of identical forms, old-school zonal OCR is cheap and fine. For documents that vary (different vendors, layouts, scan quality), the best online OCR is one that returns structured rows with zero template setup. That is the category Lido is built for.
How is AI OCR different from traditional OCR?
Traditional OCR transcribes characters and stops. An AI OCR tool also understands what the characters mean: which number is the total, which line is the date, where the table starts and ends. You describe the fields you want in plain English and the software finds them on any layout.
Does OCR software handle handwriting?
Lido does, cursive included, in any language. Kei Concepts runs handwritten Vietnamese invoices from 13 restaurant locations through it with zero language-specific setup. Most OCR software treats handwriting as an add-on; here it is a core case.
Can OCR software export to Excel or an API?
Yes. Results land in Excel, Google Sheets, or CSV, or flow through an API into whatever system needs them. Every extracted field includes a confidence score so your review effort goes only where the software was unsure.
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