Extract text from OmniPage OCR documents (OPD)
To convert OPD OCR documents to another format, you need Kofax OmniPage or other Data software.
To convert other file formats to the "Optical Character Recognition Document" file type, you need software like Kofax OmniPage or a similar tool.
An .OPD file is primarily an OmniPage OCR (Optical Character Recognition) document created by Kofax (now Tungsten Automation, formerly Nuance Communications). It stores scanned document images alongside the extracted text, formatting, and layout data. In industrial and scientific fields, .OPD files also store phased array inspection data from Olympus OmniScan devices and optical profiler measurements from Bruker.
The main disadvantage of an .OPD file is its highly proprietary nature. Because it uses a complex, software-specific structure based on the Microsoft Compound File Binary Format, standard document editors like Microsoft Word or web browsers cannot open it. This traps your scanned text and layouts inside expensive, specialized software, creating friction when sharing files or collaborating with users who do not own a license.
To make the data universally usable, you must convert the .OPD file to standard formats like DOCX, PDF, or TXT. Converting to DOCX preserves editability, while PDF locks the layout for sharing. Keep in mind that highly complex multi-column layouts or unrecognized characters might require manual formatting correction after conversion.
Because this file format is difficult to open or convert without the original OCR engine, standard online converters usually fail. Often, only the original software can properly read or export the data. Even if direct conversion fails, we can identify the file format, inspect the internal OLE structure, and show raw text or embedded content. If our analysis detects a supported underlying or embedded format, viewing or conversion may still be possible.
Convert.Guru analyzes your OPD file, detects the exact format, and lets you read the text inside.
Users also converted ODP, OPDX, ODT, JPG, PDF, ENC, 103, 102, 128 and PPT files.
If you want to convert OPD file to PPT, INDD, QXP, PUB, PMD, PM6, PM7, PM8, PM9, PM10, PM11 or OMP, you can use Kofax OmniPage or similar software from the "OCR Document Project File" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert MDI, PUB, PDP, PM4, P65, COMIC, WEBTEMPLATE, PMD, SPUB, INDD, PM5 or QXP files to OPD, try Kofax OmniPage or another comparable tool in the "OCR Document Project File" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our OPD converter.