PDF OCR Alternatives

PDF OCR is described as 'Software that converts scanned PDF documents into editable text files in just two clicks. Its OCR engine operates 92% faster than other software, giving users the option to select specific pages for OCR' and is an app in the office & productivity category. There are more than 50 alternatives to PDF OCR for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Web-based, Linux and iPhone apps. The best PDF OCR alternative is Adobe Acrobat DC. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try GImageReader or Tesseract. Other great apps like PDF OCR are ABBYY FineReader PDF, CamScanner, OpenScan and CopyFish.

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PDF OCR is a software that converts scanned PDF documents into editable text files in just two clicks. Its OCR engine operates 92% faster than other software, giving users the option to select specific pages for OCR.

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PDF OCR alternatives page was last updated May 27, 2024
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  1. OwlOCR icon
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    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.

    93 OwlOCR alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac

    OwlOCR Features

    1.  OCR
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  2. Vovsoft OCR Reader icon
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    Vovsoft OCR Reader

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    OCR Reader is an image to text converter program that allows you to extract text from PNG, JPEG, TIFF, WEBP, and BMP image files using Optical Character Recognition.

    57 Vovsoft OCR Reader alternatives
    Scan window

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Vovsoft OCR Reader Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Portable
    3.  Built-in viewer
    4.  Image to text
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  4. Online OCR icon
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    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
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    Online OCR Features

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

    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. Perf...

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  6. Ashampoo PDF Pro icon
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    Ashampoo PDF Pro

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    Ashampoo PDF Pro 3 is a software solution for managing and editing PDF documents. It offers tools for creating, converting, editing, merging, and securing PDFs. The software allows users to create optimally sized documents for any device and offers encryption to protect...

    193 Ashampoo PDF Pro alternatives
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    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Combine PDF
    2.  Edit PDF
    3.  Sign PDF files
    4.  PDF compression
    5.  Fill PDF Forms
    6.  PDF annotation
    7.  Split PDF files
    8.  OCR
    9.  Convert PDF to Word document
    10.  AES Encryption
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  7. GOCR icon
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    GOCR

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    GOCR is an 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.

    52 GOCR alternatives
    Main window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    GOCR Features

    1.  OCR
    Options window
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  8. Notebloc icon
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    Notebloc

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    Document scanner app. Free. Save and share as PDF or JPG.

    105 Notebloc alternatives
    Notebloc screenshot 1
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline
    2.  No registration required
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  Scan to PDF
    3.  PDF OCR
    4.  Export to PDF
    5.  OCR
    6.  Dark Mode
    7.  Scanner
    8.  Document Sharing
    9.  Create PDF files
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  10. OCR Text Recognition Tool icon
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    OCR Text Recognition Tool

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    Provides accurate and fast text detection from any image file downloaded from your device or taken with a snapshot. It also supports textual detection of a PDF and text-based handwriting detection and text translation in 114 different languages.

    48 OCR Text Recognition Tool alternatives
    OCR Text Recognition Tool screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    OCR Text Recognition Tool Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Convert PDF to Text
    3.  Screenshot OCR
    4.  Image to text
    5.  Jpg to text
    6.  PDF OCR
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  11. VietOCR icon
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    VietOCR

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    A Java/.NET GUI frontend for Tesseract OCR engine. Provides optical character recognition for Vietnamese and other languages supported by Tesseract.

    70 VietOCR alternatives
    VietOCR.NET on Windows 10 (Version 6.14.0 of 16 November 2024 runs on Tesseract 5.5.0)

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Windows 7 GUI

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Built-in viewer
    3.  Combine PDF
    4.  Multiple languages
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  12. SimpleOCR icon
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    SimpleOCR

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    SimpleOCR is the popular freeware OCR software with hundreds of thousands of users worldwide. SimpleOCR is also a royalty-free OCR SDK for developers to use in their custom applications.

    83 SimpleOCR alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    SimpleOCR Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Image Processing
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  13. Pocket Scanner icon
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    Pocket Scanner

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    Pocket Scanner Ultimate is the stand-alone version of Kdan’s Pocket Scanner series. Search “Pocket Scanner Cloud” in the App Store and try out the app & cloud services for free!

    108 Pocket Scanner alternatives
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    License model

    Application types

    Platforms

    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Pocket Scanner Features

    1.  Cloud Sync
    2.  PDF annotation
    3.  Mobile Scanner
    4.  Document structure management
    5.  Optimized for Mobile
    6.  Scan to JPEG
    7.  Scanner
    8.  Scan to PDF
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  14. CuneiForm icon
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    CuneiForm

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    CuneiForm (OpenOCR) is a text recognition software for printed templates. Manuscripts or PDF-files, the program can not recognize, however, but table structures. The language-model is applicable for 20 languages, and the results can be used as HTML, RTF or ASCII text to save, or...

    80 CuneiForm alternatives
    OCR Main Window

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    CuneiForm Features

    1.  Portable
    2.  OCR
    3.  Image Processing
    Result of Text Recognition in a Word-File
    Discontinued

    Last release on 2011: https://launchpad.net/cuneiform-linux/ download

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  15. ABBYY TextGrabber icon
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    ABBYY TextGrabber

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    ABBYY TextGrabber easily and quickly digitizes fragments of printed text and turns the recognized result into action: call, email, follow links, find on maps, translate into 100+ languages, edit, voice over and share in any convenient way.

    102 ABBYY TextGrabber alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Works Offline

    Features

    1.  Text to Speech
    2.  OCR
    3.  Multiple languages
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