OwlOCR
OwlOCR 7 is a macOS OCR app for text you can see but cannot select. Capture a screen region, open an image or PDF, paste supported content, or import a photo or scan from an iPhone or iPad. Apple Vision performs fast on-device recognition.
Features
- OCR
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OwlOCR News & Activities
Recent activities
devyrolabs added OwlOCR as alternative to Scanflow: Scan PDF, Sign, OCR- JonLuca-De-Caro updated OwlOCR
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OwlOCR information
Developed by
FrankByteLicensing
Proprietary and Freemium product.Pricing
One time purchase that costs up to $50, and / or subscription that costs up to $20 per month + free version with limited functionality.Alternatives
114 alternatives listedSupported Languages
- English
What is OwlOCR?
OwlOCR 7 is a macOS OCR app for text you can see but cannot select. Capture a screen region, open an image or PDF, paste supported content, or import a photo or scan from an iPhone or iPad. Apple Vision performs fast on-device recognition. Copy, edit, or save the recognized text, or export a searchable PDF that preserves the visible page and adds an invisible text layer.
For difficult material, OwlOCR Pro includes optional local OCR AI. It downloads the selected model and runtime, then runs inference on the Mac instead of sending source documents to an online OCR service. Apple Vision remains available for fast OCR, text boxes, selected languages, and searchable PDF output.
Three Finder Quick Actions use Apple Vision to extract text, create searchable PDFs, or create text files from selected files. Pro adds OCR All and batch processing for multipage PDFs and multiple documents, post-processing rules, multi-screenshot capture, and a command-line tool for automation. OwlOCR can run from the menu bar, Dock, keyboard shortcuts, Finder, or CLI. It supports Apple silicon and Intel Macs running macOS 13.3 or newer.
