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Sygal vs Scanfile

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Sygal compared with Scanfile
DetailSygal logo SygalScanfile logo Scanfile
What it doesDocument to Markdown converter, local-first Translate PDF, EPUB, PowerPoint and subtitle files online with automatic format detection
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Pricing modelPaid Paid
PricingSygal Solo + CLI: €25 (launch offer, normally €29) one-time payment, 2 seats; Sygal CLI: €22 one-time payment, 1 seat Essential: USD 5.00 for 50 credits (10 credits per US$1). Plus: USD 10.00 for 120 credits with 20 bonus credits (12 credits per US$1). Max: USD 20.00 for 300 credits with 100 bonus credits (15 credits per US$1). Credits never expire and work across files.
Key features
  • 29 supported document and image formats including PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, email, EPUB
  • Clean Markdown output and structured JSON
  • Native preview of original document next to conversion result
  • Edit the result before exporting
  • OCR with choice of provider and your own API key
  • Direct import from URL
  • Persistent local library with full-text search
  • Token count shown on every document
  • Batch conversion
  • Command-line interface for scripts and pipelines
  • Automatic file format detection
  • Translate selected PDF pages or page ranges
  • EPUB book translation with bilingual preview
  • PowerPoint translation with editable PPTX output
  • Subtitle translation for SRT, VTT, and ASS formats with timestamp preservation
  • No subscription required
  • Translation credits work across file types
What makes it different
  • 100% local processing - documents never leave your machine except OCR images and imported URLs
  • One-time purchase with no subscription or usage limits
  • 2 to 7x lighter token usage compared to raw documents for AI
  • Choose your own OCR provider with your API key
  • Converts to consistent clean Markdown and JSON from 29 format types
  • Automatic file format detection eliminates manual tool selection
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)18 no change since last check4 no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)617
Citation Flow (Majestic)2525
Referring domains (Majestic)7722

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