Automate your SharePoint OCR search workflows
Instantly extract and search text from scanned files in SharePoint. No manual tagging, no code — just accuracy, speed, and discoverability.
How We help
How we help
Make scanned documents searchable
Convert PDFs and images in SharePoint libraries into fully searchable digital files, unlocking years of archived content with automated OCR.
Accelerate legal and compliance audits
Surface key terms and clauses from scanned contracts or records instantly in SharePoint search results—cutting hours from manual review.
Power knowledge discovery
Enable teams to find information in scanned handbooks, forms, or correspondence that was previously invisible to enterprise search.
Automate invoice and receipt processing
Extract line items, dates, and totals from scanned invoices or receipts so finance and operations teams can search, filter, and reconcile automatically.
Enhance support ticketing systems
OCR scanned attachments submitted via email or portal, making every document and note searchable for fast case resolution.
Centralize historical archives
Digitize and keyword-index legacy paper files, making institutional knowledge accessible through core SharePoint search.
Key features
Key features
Automatic OCR for SharePoint libraries
Detect and process new or existing scanned files automatically. Supports multi-language text extraction from PDFs and images.
Seamless integration with SharePoint search
Indexed OCR results appear directly in native SharePoint search, alongside digital documents and metadata.
Real-time alerts and reporting
Receive notifications when files are indexed, and generate usage reports showing OCR process outcomes and searchable file counts.
Custom tagging and metadata enrichment
Add extracted keywords, dates, or other metadata to improve results filtering and organization.
No-code setup and management
Configure OCR workflows and indexing rules with an intuitive, code-free builder connected to your SharePoint environment.
Bulk and incremental processing options
Process entire libraries in one sweep or automate on upload—perfect for both historical and ongoing document flows.
Explore all our low-code document solutions
Every team, workflow, and use case is different. Nutrient offers a proven suite of tools and integrations — built to work together and designed to help you get started fast. Pick the solution that best fits your document automation needs.
Document Converter
Convert files across formats (e.g., Excel to Word or PDF) in workflows that are fast, flexible, and fully automated.
Learn MoreDocument⠀ Editor
Enable inline editing of generated Word documents—right inside your browser, with no Word installation needed.
Learn MoreDocument Searchability
Make your generated or uploaded documents text-searchable with OCR processing and metadata enhancement.
Learn MoreDocument Automation
Deploy and manage scalable, secure document automation workflows behind your firewall or in your private cloud.
Learn MoreWhy Nutrient?
No-code simplicity
Empower operations teams to own automation.
Secure by design
Built for regulated industries and compliance.
Deep Microsoft 365 integration
Seamless workflows inside the tools you already use.
Fast time to value
Stand up solutions in days, not months.
Trusted by leading organizations
Benefits
Benefits
No new tools or complex installations—manage OCR directly alongside existing SharePoint workflows.
OCR ensures even scanned and legacy documents show up in global search, removing blind spots.
Removes manual indexing work, ensuring important files are always searchable and compliant.
Teams find what they need instantly, freeing up time for high-value work.
Consistent indexing and tagging means compliance and legal teams can always find supporting documentation quickly.
One-time setup lets you maintain searchable archives effortlessly—no headcount or manual upkeep required.
Automate once. Find forever.
Say goodbye to re-scanning and manual tagging. Nutrient’s SharePoint OCR means every document is searchable after day one—recurring business value, zero rework.
Connect to your tools, your way
Workflow Automation integrates with your tech stack — including finance systems, procurement platforms, and approval tools — using APIs, webhooks, or SFTP. No extra middleware required.
Frequently asked questions
Can SharePoint search the contents of scanned PDFs or images?
Not by default. SharePoint can index text-based PDFs, but scanned documents (like images or faxes) need OCR (Optical Character Recognition) first to extract searchable text.
How does OCR improve SharePoint search?
Once OCR is applied, SharePoint Search can index the extracted text just like any other document. That means users can search by keyword, phrase, or document content — not just file names or metadata.
What file types can be OCR’d and made searchable?
Scanned PDFs, TIFFs, PNGs, and JPGs can all be processed — assuming the OCR engine supports them and the image quality is high enough.
Will OCR affect document formatting or layout?
OCR converts images into selectable text. Depending on the method, you may get a searchable PDF with the original layout preserved — or just the plain text stored separately for search/indexing.
What’s the ROI of adding OCR to SharePoint?
Massive. You unlock buried knowledge, reduce time spent hunting for files, improve compliance, and give your teams real access to their archived documents — without re-scanning or retyping.
Is OCR searchable content visible to users in SharePoint?
Yes — if embedded in the PDF or stored in a visible metadata field. You can also hide it but still have SharePoint index it for search.
Start automating SharePoint OCR search today
Deploy your first automated OCR workflow in minutes. We help you unlock, tag, and search your SharePoint files—no manual data entry needed.
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