# What is an OCR phone app?

[Optical character recognition (OCR)](/content/glossary/purchase-order-ocr/index.html) phone apps help you easily and quickly convert paper documents and images into digital text that can be edited, copied, pasted, and shared. If you’ve ever wanted to email a paper document or turn writing on a whiteboard into a digital note, an [OCR](/content/glossary/purchase-order-ocr/index.html) phone app can help you do that in minutes. [See our list of the 10 best OCR phone apps for Android and iOS devices](/content/product-solutions/ocr-phone-app/index.html).