Screen OCR AlternativesScreenshot Capture Tools and other similar apps like Screen OCR

Screen OCR is described as 'Screen capture and character recognition tool. You can use Screen OCR in any way you are most comfortable with. It can be window selection, scrolling capture, simple cursor capture or rectangular selection' and is a screenshot capture tool in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Screen OCR for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and iPhone apps. The best Screen OCR alternative is Greenshot, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Screen OCR are Adobe Acrobat DC, GImageReader, ABBYY FineReader PDF and Crow Translate.

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Screen OCR is a screen capture and character recognition tool. You can use Screen OCR in any way you are most comfortable with. It can be window selection, scrolling capture, simple cursor capture or rectangular selection.

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Screen OCR alternatives page was last updated Sep 9, 2022
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  1. Greenshot icon
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    Greenshot

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    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...

    200 Greenshot alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Image Annotations
    2.  Usability
    3.  Annotate Screenshot
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  GPLv3
    6.  No registration required
    7.  Edit screenshots
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Portable
    10.  Full-page Screenshot
    11.  Upload Screenshot
    12.  OCR
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    Greenshot VS Screen OCR

    Is Greenshot a good alternative to Screen OCR?
     

    • Greenshot is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Screen OCR.

    • Greenshot is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Screen OCR.

    • Greenshot is Freemium and Open SourceScreen OCR is Paid and Proprietary
    • Greenshot is Lightweight and CustomizableScreen OCR is not according to our users
  2. Adobe Acrobat DC icon
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    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.

    293 Adobe Acrobat DC alternatives
    Adobe Acrobat DC screenshot 1

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
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    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 iconScreen OCR Icon

    Adobe Acrobat DC VS Screen OCR

    Is Adobe Acrobat DC a good alternative to Screen OCR?
     

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

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

    • Adobe Acrobat DC is Paid and ProprietaryScreen OCR is also Paid and Proprietary
  4. GImageReader icon
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    GImageReader

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    gImageReader is a simple Gtk/Qt front-end to the Tesseract OCR Engine.

    80 GImageReader alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux

    GImageReader Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Image to text
    3.  PDF OCR
    4.  Annotate Screenshot
    GImageReader screenshot 1
    GImageReader iconScreen OCR Icon

    GImageReader VS Screen OCR

    Is GImageReader a good alternative to Screen OCR?
     

    • GImageReader is the most popular Linux alternative to Screen OCR.

    • GImageReader is Free and Open SourceScreen OCR is Paid and Proprietary
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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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  6. ABBYY FineReader PDF icon
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    ABBYY FineReader PDF

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    ABBYY FineReader PDF is an OCR software that provides unmatched text recognition accuracy and conversion capabilities, virtually eliminating retyping and reformatting of documents. Up to 190 languages are supported for text recognition.

    83 ABBYY FineReader PDF alternatives
    ABBYY FineReader PDF screenshot 1

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

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

    Is ABBYY FineReader PDF a good alternative to Screen OCR?
     

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

    • ABBYY FineReader PDF is Paid and ProprietaryScreen OCR is also Paid and Proprietary
    • ABBYY FineReader PDF is LightweightScreen OCR is not according to our users
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    Crow Translate

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    Crow Translate is a simple and lightweight translator programmed in C++ / Qt that allows to translate and speak text using Google, Yandex and Bing translate API.

    72 Crow Translate alternatives
    Crow Translate screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
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    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Translator
    2.  Online translation
    3.  Real-time translation
    4.  OCR
    5.  Sits in the System Tray
    6.  Desktop Application
    7.  Ad-free
    8.  No Tracking
    9.  Works Offline
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  8. Snagit icon
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    Snagit

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    The ultimate screen capture tool. With Snagit’s capture, edit, organize and share technology… it’s easy to create engaging visuals that grab attention and keep it. Let images do the talking for you.

    192 Snagit alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
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    Top Snagit Features

    1.  Full-page Screenshot
    2.  Edit screenshots
    3.  Upload Screenshot
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  No registration required
    6.  No Tracking
    7.  Annotate Screenshot
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  OCR
    10. YouTube icon  Upload directly to YouTube
    11.  Auto Scrolling
    12.  Upload directly to Dropbox
    Snagit iconScreen OCR Icon

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  10. Spectacle icon
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    Spectacle

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    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.

    185 Spectacle alternatives
    Spectacle screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • KDE

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Annotate Screenshot
    2.  Auto File Naming
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  No registration required
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Ad-free
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    9.  Upload Screenshot
    10.  Portable
    11.  Keyboard Shortcuts
    12.  Support for Keyboard Shortcuts
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  11. NormCap icon
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    NormCap

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    OCR powered screen-capture tool to capture information instead of images.

    54 NormCap alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  OCR
    2.  Cross-Platform
    3.  Support for Multiple Monitors
    4.  Screenshot OCR
    5.  Image to text
    6.  Portable
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  No registration required
    9.  Ad-free
    10.  Dark Mode
    11.  Works Offline
    12.  High-dpi support
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  12. CamScanner icon
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    CamScanner

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    Your portable scanner. Use your camera to get high quality scans of paper documents, receipts, notes and more. Anytime, anywhere.

    116 CamScanner alternatives
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
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    Top CamScanner Features

    1.  Export to PDF
    2.  Scanner
    3.  Annotate Screenshot
    4.  Mobile Scanner
    5.  OCR
    6.  No registration required
    7.  PDF OCR
    8.  Scan to PDF
    9.  Client side encryption
    10.  Sync with Google Drive
    11. Dropbox icon  Sync with Dropbox
    12.  Document structure management
    CamScanner iconScreen OCR Icon

    CamScanner VS Screen OCR

    Is CamScanner a good alternative to Screen OCR?
     

    • CamScanner is the most popular Android & Android Tablet alternative to Screen OCR.

    • CamScanner is Freemium and ProprietaryScreen OCR is Paid and Proprietary
  13. Capture2text icon
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    Capture2text

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    Capture2Text enables users to quickly OCR a portion of the screen using a keyboard shortcut.

    55 Capture2text alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Capture2text Features

    1.  Built-in Screen Capture
    2.  Global hotkey
    3.  Screenshot OCR
    4.  OCR
    5.  Portable
    Discontinued

    The latest version (4.6.3) is from 2022.

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  14. OpenScan icon
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    OpenScan

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    OpenScan is an open source app that enables users to scan hardcopies of documents or notes and convert it to PDF or JPEG files. Its motto is "No ads. No data collection. We respect your privacy.".

    106 OpenScan alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Scan documents
    2.  Photo scan
    3.  Scanner
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Sign PDF files
    6.  Built-in viewer
    7.  Works Offline
    8.  Fill PDF Forms
    9.  Mobile Scanner
    10.  No registration required
    Discontinued

    Not under active development.https://github.com/ethereal-developers/OpenScan#psa

    OpenScan iconScreen OCR Icon

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  15. Microsoft Lens icon
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    Microsoft Lens

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    Microsoft Lens trims, enhances, and makes pictures of whiteboards and docs readable. You can use Office Lens to convert images to PDF, Word and PowerPoint files, and you can even save images to OneNote or OneDrive.

    75 Microsoft Lens alternatives
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    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad

    Top Microsoft Lens Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Keystone correction
    3.  Deskew
    4.  PDF OCR
    5.  Mobile Scanner
    6.  Scan to JPEG
    7.  Scan to PDF
    8.  Scan to word
    9.  Export to PDF
    10.  Convert images to PDF
    11.  Particle Engine
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