1. Overview Nuance PaperPort 12 is a document management and scanning software application developed by Nuance Communications. Released in the early 2010s, it was designed for small businesses, home offices, and individual users who needed to organize, scan, convert, and share digital documents without the complexity of enterprise-level systems. PaperPort 12 succeeded earlier versions (11, 10, etc.) and was later followed by PaperPort 14.