JOCR Alternatives

JOCR is described as 'Apparently JOCR requires Microsoft Office 2003 or 2007 and won't work with Office 2010 (unless you also have an older version and do some tweaking). [1]' and is a screenshot capture tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 10 alternatives to JOCR for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, Android and iPhone apps. The best JOCR alternative is Greenshot, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like JOCR are Google Lens, Spectacle, Capture2text and NormCap.

JOCR alternatives are mainly Screenshot Capture Tools but may also be Document Scanners or Screen Recorders. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of JOCR.

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JOCR

Free • Proprietary
Screenshot Capture Tool

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Greenshot
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Freemium • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Image Editor
Mac
Windows
197 Greenshot alternatives
Greenshot is a light-weight screenshot tool optimized for productivity with Optical Character Recognition (OCR) support. Save a screenshot or a part of the screen to a file within a second or load it up to an Internet-picture-storage and get a public accessible URL (Confluence...
- - Greenshot is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to JOCR.
- - Greenshot is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to JOCR.
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Greenshot Features
1. LightweightGreenshot consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Annotate ScreenshotEdit and annotate a screenshot with various editing tools and options.
3. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Greenshot without registration.
4. Ad-freeGreenshot doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
5. Full-page ScreenshotGreenshot can capture complete (scrolling) web pages from your web browser.
6. PortableGreenshot can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
7. Upload ScreenshotUpload your screenhots directly to the cloud in order to easily share them with others.
Image Annotations
Usability
Customizable
GPLv3
Edit screenshots
Screenshot OCR
Enumerate steps
Multiple languages
Data portability
Google Lens
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Free • Proprietary
Screenshot Capture Tool
Document Scanner
Image Search Engine
Online
Android
iPhone
Android Tablet
iPad
64 Google Lens alternatives
With Google Lens you can get information about items around you, like landmarks, posters, or barcodes, using your phone's camera.
- - Google Lens is the most popular Web-based, Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to JOCR.
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Google Lens Features
1. Reverse Image SearchDiscover content that is related to a specific sample image.
2. Mobile ScannerGoogle Lens can use your mobile camera to quickly scan documents and photos.
3. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
4. No registration requiredYou can use most of the features in Google Lens without registration.
5. Ad-freeGoogle Lens doesn't contain any form of external advertising.
6. Built-in viewerGoogle Lens shows you a quick preview of an image, page or file in supported formats.
7. Works OfflineGoogle Lens can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
8. Dark ModeGoogle Lens supports dark mode for comfortable usage in low light conditions.
Object identification
Spectacle
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Free • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Screen Recorder
Linux
186 Spectacle alternatives
Spectacle is a simple application for capturing desktop screenshots. It can capture images of the entire desktop, a single monitor, the currently active window, the window currently under the mouse, or a rectangular region of the screen.
- - Spectacle is the most popular Linux alternative to JOCR.
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Spectacle Features
1. Annotate ScreenshotEdit and annotate a screenshot with various editing tools and options.
2. Upload ScreenshotUpload your screenhots directly to the cloud in order to easily share them with others.
3. PortableSpectacle can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Auto File Naming
Capture2text
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Free • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Windows
47 Capture2text alternatives
Capture2Text enables users to quickly OCR a portion of the screen using a keyboard shortcut.
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Capture2text Features
1. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
2. PortableCapture2text can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Built-in Screen Capture
Global hotkey
Screenshot OCR
NormCap
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Free • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
47 NormCap alternatives
OCR powered screen-capture tool to capture information instead of images.
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NormCap Features
1. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
2. Support for Multiple MonitorsNormCap supports the use of multiple displays.
3. PortableNormCap can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Cross-Platform
Screenshot OCR
High-dpi support
Image to text
ABBYY Screenshot Reader
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Paid • Proprietary
Screenshot Capture Tool
Windows
54 ABBYY Screenshot Reader alternatives
Screenshot Reader is a smart OCR-screenshot application for capturing text and images from any area on your PC screen and extracting text from them or just saving as an image. Prize: 9.99 USD.
- - ABBYY Screenshot Reader is the most popular commercial alternative to JOCR.
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ABBYY Screenshot Reader Features
1. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
Screenshot OCR
Multiple languages
dpScreenOCR
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Free • Open Source
Document Scanner
Screenshot Capture Tool
Windows
Linux
BSD
38 dpScreenOCR alternatives
Program to recognize text on screen.
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dpScreenOCR Features
1. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
2. LightweightdpScreenOCR consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
3. Works OfflinedpScreenOCR can be used without the need to connect to the internet.
Screenshot OCR
Deepin Screenshot
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Free • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Linux
137 Deepin Screenshot alternatives
This is a default screenshot app for Linux Deepin.
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Deepin Screenshot Features
Share screenshots
HotShots
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Free • Open Source
Screenshot Capture Tool
Windows
Linux
106 HotShots alternatives
Hotshots is a screenshot tool with some editing features. It is particularly suitable for writing documentation (as used in the following chapters) but you can use it to highlight some details on a map image or what ever you want.
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HotShots Features
1. Upload ScreenshotUpload your screenhots directly to the cloud in order to easily share them with others.
2. PortableHotShots can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Edit screenshots
Share screenshots
Discontinued
The project seems no longer developed. Last version, 2.2.0, released in September 2014, can be still downloaded from SourceForge
SysExporter
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
3 SysExporter alternatives
SysExporter utility allows you to grab the data stored in standard list-views, tree-views, list boxes, combo boxes, text-boxes, and WebBrowser/HTML controls from almost any application running on your system, and export it to text, HTML or XML file.
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SysExporter Features
1. PortableSysExporter can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Kleptomania
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Paid • Proprietary
Windows
28 Kleptomania alternatives
Kleptomania lets you select text anywhere on the screen, including areas that you cannot highlight with your mouse, such as columns of data from a word processor or error messages from any Windows program.
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Kleptomania Features
1. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
Microsoft Office Document Imaging
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
51 Microsoft Office Document Imaging alternatives
Microsoft Office Document Imaging (MODI) is a Microsoft Office application that supports editing documents scanned by Microsoft Office Document Scanning. It was first introduced in Microsoft Office XP and is included in later Office versions including Office 2007.
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Microsoft Office Document Imaging Features
1. OCRExtract the text from a screen capture or file and paste it into another document for edits.
Discontinued