GOCR AlternativesOCR Engines and other similar apps like GOCR

GOCR is described as 'OCR (Optical Character Recognition) program, developed under the GNU Public License. It converts scanned images of text back to text files. Joerg Schulenburg started the program, and now leads a team of developers' and is a OCR Engine in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to GOCR for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Web-based, Mac, iPhone and Linux apps. The best GOCR alternative is Tesseract, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like GOCR are Adobe Acrobat DC, ABBYY FineReader PDF, OCRmyPDF and CopyFish.

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  1. Tesseract icon

    Tesseract

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    Tesseract.js is a javascript library that gets words in almost any language out of images.

    19 Tesseract alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Tesseract screenshot 1

    Tesseract Features

    1.  OCR

    Tesseract VS GOCR

     

    • Tesseract is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to GOCR.

    • Tesseract is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to GOCR.

    • Tesseract is Free and Open SourceGOCR is also Free and Open Source
  2. Adobe Acrobat DC icon

    Adobe Acrobat DC

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    Manage documents effortlessly, edit PDFs, create them from other formats, and e-sign anywhere. Secure sharing and comparison tools ensure smooth workflows and data protection. New AI Assistant offers quick document insights. Perfect for desktop and web platforms.

    285 Adobe Acrobat DC alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    Adobe Acrobat DC screenshot 1

    Top Adobe Acrobat DC Features

    1.  Edit PDF
    2.  PDF OCR
    3.  Text editing
    4.  Fill PDF Forms
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Works Offline
    7.  Sign PDF files
    8.  Cloud Sync
    9.  Combine PDF
    10.  Split PDF files
    11.  PDF annotation
    12.  Split and merge PDF files

    Adobe Acrobat DC VS GOCR

     

    • Adobe Acrobat DC is the most popular Web-based alternative to GOCR.

    • Adobe Acrobat DC is the most popular commercial alternative to GOCR.

    • Adobe Acrobat DC is Paid and ProprietaryGOCR is Free and Open Source
  4. ABBYY FineReader PDF icon

    ABBYY FineReader PDF

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    Optical recognition software boasting unmatched text accuracy converts scanned documents to editable Word, Excel, or searchable PDFs while preserving layout. Supports 190 languages, simplifies processes with automated tasks, and includes PDF editing tools.

    85 ABBYY FineReader PDF alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • RU flagRussia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    ABBYY FineReader PDF screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Side-by-Side Comparison
    3.  Convert PDF to Word document
    4.  PDF annotation
    5.  Sign PDF files
    6.  Edit PDF
    7.  Create PDF files
    8.  Image to text
    9.  Convert PDF to image
    10.  PDF OCR
    11.  Convert EPUB to PDF
    12.  Split and merge PDF files

    ABBYY FineReader PDF VS GOCR

     

    • ABBYY FineReader PDF is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to GOCR.

    • ABBYY FineReader PDF is Paid and ProprietaryGOCR is Free and Open Source
    • ABBYY FineReader PDF is LightweightGOCR is not according to our users
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    OCRmyPDF

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    OCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched - jbarlow83/OCRmyPDF

    19 OCRmyPDF alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    OCRmyPDF Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  PDF OCR

    OCRmyPDF VS GOCR

     
  7. CopyFish icon

    CopyFish

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    Copy, paste and translate text from any image, video or PDF.

    75 CopyFish alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    Copy text from images, PDF and Youtube videos

    CopyFish Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Screenshot OCR
    3.  PDF OCR
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Scanner
    6.  Scan to word
    7.  Image to text
    8.  Text Translation
    9.  Scan to PDF
    10.  Process scanning

    CopyFish VS GOCR

     
  8. FreeOCR icon

    FreeOCR

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    FreeOCR is a scan & OCR program including the Tesseract free ocr engine, also known as a Tesseract GUI. It includes a Windows installer, and it is very simple to use.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • International

    Platforms

    • Windows
    FreeOCR screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    For 7 years the app has no updates. Latest release: March 2015 v5.4

    FreeOCR Features

    1.  OCR
    2. Google Drive icon  Google Drive integration
    3.  PDF OCR
    4.  Image Processing

    FreeOCR VS GOCR

     
  10. Photo Scan icon

    Photo Scan

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    Photo Scan lets you extract text from Images or Photos very easily and efficiently!

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Windows Phone
    Photo Scan screenshot 1

    Photo Scan Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  OCR

    Photo Scan VS GOCR

     
  11. (a9t9) Free OCR Software icon

    (a9t9) Free OCR Software

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    OCR software and web service to extract text from image files and PDF. The application is available as online OCR web app, OCR API, or simple to install Windows store application.

    72 (a9t9) Free OCR Software alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    Screenshot of the ocr software

    (a9t9) Free OCR Software Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  PDF OCR
    3.  Convert PDF to Word document

    (a9t9) Free OCR Software VS GOCR

     
  12. Online OCR icon

    Online OCR

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    Free Online OCR is a software that allows you to convert scanned PDF and images into editable Word, Text, Excel output formats.

    85 Online OCR alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    Online OCR screenshot 1

    Online OCR Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Image to text
    3.  Convert PDF to Word document

    Online OCR VS GOCR

     
  13. MinerU icon

    MinerU

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    Free all-in-one document parsing tool. Accurate parsing, efficient extraction, providing a more fluent and accurate parsing experience.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
    MinerU screenshot 1

    MinerU VS GOCR

     
  14. OwlOCR icon

    OwlOCR

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    OwlOCR offers simple optical character recognition of text in PDF files, images or on-screen and converts that to plain text.

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    OwlOCR screenshot 1

    OwlOCR Features

    1.  OCR

    OwlOCR VS GOCR

     
  15. Nanonets icon

    Nanonets

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    Nanonets is an LLM based OCR solution that that automates document processing and data extraction workflows. With models that do not rely on pre-defined document templates, Nanonets helps companies automate document-heavy business processes like accounts payable, order...

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    Home screen

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Recurring Tasks
    3.  Full-Text Search
    4.  AI-Powered
    5.  PDF OCR
    6.  Convert Image to Excel
    7.  Convert PDF to Text
    8.  Image to text
    9.  Convert PDF to Word document
    10.  Accounts payable automation

    Nanonets VS GOCR

     

    • Nanonets is the most popular SaaS alternative to GOCR.

    • Nanonets is Freemium and ProprietaryGOCR is Free and Open Source
    • Nanonets is Privacy focusedGOCR is not according to our users
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