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 Jul 9, 2024
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  1. SikuliX icon
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    SikuliX

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    SikuliX automates anything you see on the screen of your desktop computer running Windows, Mac or some Linux/Unix. It uses image recognition.

    64 SikuliX alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    SikuliX Features

    1.  OCR
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  2. ZoomReader icon
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    ZoomReader

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    In combination with your iOS device's built-in camera, ZoomReader lets you magnify and read printed text by first taking a picture of an object like a book or menu, then converts the image into text using state-of-the-art Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology.

    47 ZoomReader alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • iPhone

    ZoomReader Features

    1.  OCR
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  4. Easy Screen OCR icon
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    Easy Screen OCR

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    You can use Easy Screen OCR to capture a snapshot and start OCR process. this program will detect the text from the image and start OCR process immediately. You can extract the text to copy and paste in seconds.

    104 Easy Screen OCR alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone

    Easy Screen OCR Features

    1.  Screenshot OCR
    2.  Screen Scraping
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    Adobe Scan

    The Adobe Scan scanner app turns your device into a powerful portable scanner that recognizes text automatically (OCR) and allows you to save to multiple file formats including PDF and JPEG.

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    Card Scanner

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    Business Card Scanner app for organizing and digitizing paper card data. Also, its online source offers full-fledged image to text converter to grab text from images.

    40 Card Scanner alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Jpg to text
    3.  PDF OCR
    4.  Cross-Platform
    5.  Image to text
    6.  Convert PDF to Word document
    7.  Scan to PDF
    8.  Screenshot OCR
    9.  JPG to PDF Conversion
    10.  Convert PDF to Text
    11.  Batch conversion
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  7. ABBYY Cloud OCR SDK icon
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    ABBYY Cloud OCR SDK

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    Highly-accurate ABBYY Cloud OCR SDK is available for everyone in a cloud through web API. OCR, ICR, barcode recognition, business card recognition, handprinted text recognition and many more!

    21 ABBYY Cloud OCR SDK alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. Nanonets icon
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    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...

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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    You can upload files manually, or set-up an automated import from API, email, or a software.

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

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

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    OCR Convert is an online OCR service that allows users to convert scanned images and PDF files to editable text formats.

    47 OCR Convert alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online

    OCR Convert Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Convert PDF to Word document
    3.  Image to text
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  11. OCR.Space Free OCR API icon
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    OCR.Space Free OCR API

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    Best free OCR API, Online OCR and Searchable PDF (Sandwich PDF) Service. Try instantly, no registration required. The Cloud OCR API is a REST-based Web API to extract text from images and convert scans to searchable PDF. Free OCR software as a hosted service and as download.

    70 OCR.Space Free OCR API alternatives
    Online OCR test page for the OCR API

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)

    OCR.Space Free OCR API Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  PDF OCR
    3.  Image to text
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  12. Invoice OCR icon
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    Invoice OCR

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    Our tool simplifies your data management process by extracting data from invoices and converting them into CSV files.

    53 Invoice OCR alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Online

    Properties

    1.  Ad-free

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  PDF OCR
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    doXiview

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    doXiview is a free online ocr web site. Besides pure ocr, it is also possible to do image manipulation and pdf convertion.

    56 doXiview alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online

    doXiview Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Create PDF files
    3.  Edit PDF
    4.  PDF OCR
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  14. OCR Cloud 2.0 API icon
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    OCR Cloud 2.0 API

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    WiseTrend OCR Cloud 2.0 platform provides Web API access to some of the most powerful OCR capabilities to-date through multiple channels – via API using a POST request, e-mail, FTP or direct media. Developers can sign up for a free development account and start integrating OCR...

    14 OCR Cloud 2.0 API alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Online

    OCR Cloud 2.0 API Features

    1.  OCR
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  15. Transym OCR icon
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    Transym OCR

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    Transym OCR (TOCR) is a leading provider of highly sophisticated, accurate and reliable optical character recognition software for developers.

    49 Transym OCR alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Transym OCR Features

    1.  OCR
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