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Five Months In: 25,000 Conversions, ZIP Downloads, Email Delivery & a Bigger Roadmap

A milestone post — where we started, what just shipped, and what's coming next.

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Milestones so far

5 mo
Since launch day
25k+
Conversions processed
8
Languages supported
2
New delivery modes

Key takeaways

1
We crossed 25,000 conversions in five months
From a single tool at launch to eight languages, six use-case pages and thousands of happy users around the world.
2
ZIP downloads & email delivery are live
Built for batch conversions but also work on single files — and you can combine them to get a single ZIP in your inbox.
3
The OCR engine is being reworked
Next up: Xero / QuickBooks / FreshBooks schemas, a public API, file merging and automatic line-item translation.

Five months ago, ScanToExcel was a single-page converter with one document type and one language. Today it runs in eight languages, has quietly crossed 25,000 conversions, and just picked up two of its most-requested features — ZIP downloads and email delivery. Here's a quick milestone check-in, and a look at the much bigger change we're working on next.

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01 / 06

Five months, and the site has changed quite a lot

ScanToExcel went live on November 24, 2025. The first version was scrappy: one document type, one output format, one language, a lot of rough edges. Five months on, the landing page looks different, the converter looks different, and almost every feature has been rewritten at least once. What hasn't changed is the promise — drop a document in, get a clean spreadsheet out, don't get in your way.

  • 1Rebuilt converter with drag-and-drop, batching and live progress
  • 2Six dedicated use-case pages — receipts, invoices, bank and credit-card statements, paystubs and PDF tables
  • 3Full multi-language product in English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Polish and Dutch
  • 4Premium tier with an enhanced AI model, priority processing and priority support
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02 / 06

25,000 conversions — and counting

At some point over the last couple of weeks, the counter quietly ticked past 25,000 conversions. Receipts from café runs, invoices from tiny studios, bank statements from students trying to reconcile a year of spending, multi-page PDFs from accountants prepping tax season. Every single one of those was a moment where someone didn't have to retype a spreadsheet by hand. Thanks for trusting us with them.

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03 / 06

New: ZIP downloads

When you convert more than one file at a time, you no longer end up with a download manager full of individual spreadsheets. Flip the Download as ZIP toggle in the converter and every result is bundled into a single scantoexcel_results.zip archive. It's designed for batches, but it also works on a single file if you just prefer one tidy folder.

One file instead of ten

Whether you upload one document or twenty, you get a single archive — cleaner downloads, cleaner folders.

Formats preserved

Each converted file keeps its original format (Excel, CSV, JSON or Word) inside the ZIP. Nothing is flattened or re-encoded.

Works on single files too

Built for batch conversions, but we kept it optional and available even when you only upload one document.

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04 / 06

New: Email delivery

Long batches used to mean babysitting the tab until every file finished. Now you can toggle Send results to your email and walk away — when your conversions are ready, they land in the inbox of the email you signed up with.

No more tab-watching

Start a batch, close the tab, come back when your inbox pings. Perfect for large multi-page PDFs.

Delivered to your account email

We send results to the email tied to your ScanToExcel account — no extra forms, no deliverability tricks.

Works for one file or many

Just like ZIP, email delivery isn't locked to batches. Turn it on whenever it's more convenient than a direct download.

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05 / 06

ZIP + email, either, or neither — you pick

The two toggles are independent, so you can mix and match depending on what fits the moment.

  • 1Standard download — single file per conversion, just like it's always worked
  • 2ZIP download — every conversion bundled into one archive on your device
  • 3Email delivery — individual files sent to the inbox on your account
  • 4ZIP + email — a single ZIP archive delivered straight to your inbox
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06 / 06

What we're working on next

The biggest project in the background right now is a full rework of the back-end OCR engine. It's the kind of change users won't see directly, but it unlocks almost every feature that has been on the wish list.

Accounting-native output schemas

Export straight into Xero, QuickBooks and FreshBooks import formats — no column mapping, no clean-up step.

A public API

Plug ScanToExcel into your own apps, into Zapier or Make flows, or into research and university projects. Same accuracy, headless.

Merging of multiple files

Drop twelve monthly bank statements in and get one consolidated spreadsheet out — merged, sorted and ready for analysis.

Line-item translation

Automatically translate item descriptions on foreign-language receipts and invoices into the language you want to work in.

And a lot more

Faster throughput, more structured output formats, smarter handling of weird edge-case documents — the new engine makes all of it easier to ship.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about ZIP downloads, email delivery and what's coming next.

Does ZIP download work for a single file?

Yes. ZIP is built for batches but also packages a single conversion if you prefer one tidy archive.

How does email delivery work?

Toggle email delivery before converting. When your files are ready we email them to the address on your ScanToExcel account. You can combine this with ZIP to receive a single compressed attachment.

Are ZIP downloads and email delivery free?

They are available to logged-in users. Anonymous free usage still offers the standard per-file download, just like before.

When will the API be available?

The API is part of the upcoming OCR engine rework. It will launch alongside the new Xero, QuickBooks and FreshBooks schemas and file merging.

Thanks for five great months

Every conversion, every signup, every bit of feedback has pushed ScanToExcel forward. The next five months are going to look very different from the last five — try the new ZIP and email delivery today, and stay tuned for the new OCR engine.

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