according to HP drivers page Save as Editable Text (OCR) should be on scan menu but isn't

[AdmiralDave]

I have loaded the latest scan drivers for HP Envy 6022E according to HP drivers page Save as Editable Text (OCR) should be on scan menu but isn't. Any Ideas

[BeemerBiker]

The April 15, 2025 universals scan software (and other items) can be downloaded here

https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/hp-envy-6000e-all-in-one-printer-series/model/2100187514

OCR is mentioned here

https://support.hp.com/us-en/drivers/swdetails/hp-envy-6000e-all-in-one-printer-series/model/2100187...

You may not have the latest HP Scan or HP Smart

After installing the full feature driver package (in addition to the scan software), click the windows key and select all apps and find HP.

Look for HP Scan.





If HP scan is not present then use HP Smart. get HP Smart from the Microsoft store if needed or if you want the newest version. You will have to sign into HP Smart using your HP account. The latest version as of Jun, 2024 is 154.2.1072.0 (USA English). If you do not have this version then go to the Microsoft store, find HP Smart, and click "update". If the button "update" is missing then you need to run WSRESET from the Windows search bar.

To put HP Smart (or HP Scan) on the desktop:

For Windows 10, click Start. For Windows 11, click Start and click All apps. This will show (see above) a list of all apps you have installed in Windows. Find the target app from the list, drag and pull the app from the Start menu to the desktop. This will create a desktop shortcut for the app installed from Microsoft Store.
The following video is an example of how to put an app on the desktop.
This is a video for the support assistant desktop icon here

There can be some differences between HP Scan and Smart

[AdmiralDave]

Already tried that, HP scan drivers updated to the latest, still not gives OCR option

[BeemerBiker]

I do not have any printer capable of OCR so cannot advice. While my HP LJ is old, it can accept any type of cheap cartridge which almost makes up for not having OCR.  

How to contact an HP agent:
Sign in to your support page
Select the product you need help with and scroll down to support options.
Select "Contact us". You can change country and language if necessary.

There is also HP smart friend but Copilot is cheaper.

 I once tried a 3rd party solution.  Microsoft offers OCR (Optical Character Recognition) tools. These include Azure AI OCR, a cloud-based service, and Power Automate OCR, which can be used for business processes like extracting text from invoices. Microsoft also provides OCR capabilities within its products like OneNote and Windows Snipping Tool.