Web converters send your document to a server. VARAK converts on the iPhone, iPad or Mac itself: into Word, Excel, images, plain text or PDF/A, and from photos, scans and other files into PDF.
To PDF
Create a PDF from the camera, from photos, from a blank page or from documents you open in the app. Combine several files into one PDF. All free.
From PDF, free
Export pages as PNG or JPEG, export the text as a .txt file, or export an archival PDF/A copy.
From PDF, VARAK PRO
Export to Word (.docx) and Excel (.xlsx). Bank statements → Excel detects the rows of a statement and shows them for review before it writes the workbook. Batch converts a whole folder at once.
Questions and answers
Which conversions are free?
PDF to PNG, JPEG, text and PDF/A, and anything to PDF: photos, scans, blank pages and combining files.
Which conversions need VARAK PRO?
PDF to Word, PDF to Excel, bank statements to Excel and batch conversion. PRO costs US$1.99 a month, US$14.99 a year or US$39.99 once.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Every conversion runs on the device; no connection is needed and nothing is uploaded.
Can I convert a scan to Word?
Yes. Run Recognize Text (OCR), which is free, then export to Word with VARAK PRO.