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OCRKit for Mac

Convert PDF or image graphics into searchable PDF.

$39.99
In English
Version 20.1.6
3.5
Based on 19 user rates

OCRKit overview

OCRKit uses OCR (optical character recognition) technology to recognize the text in the graphic, which is particularly useful for PDFs received via e-mail, created by DTP, office applications, or with a scanner or copier. Create searchable PDFs, RTF, HTML, or Unicode plain text simply by dragging a document on the OCRKit application or Dock icon.

OCR Engine
  • Text recognition accuracy
  • Instant content search ability
  • PDF compression
  • High-speed conversion
  • Stability and performance

The OCR engine recognizes the following languages: Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Portuguese, Rumanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian, and Norwegian.

What’s new in version 20.1.6

Version 20.1.6:
  • Up to 8-times higher speed conversion on latest Mac
  • Improved auto-rotation for high-resolution documents
  • Highly Compressed PDF - file size reduction
  • Improved recognition accuracy and stability
  • Improved text positioning accuracy in PDF
  • Many other improvements

OCRKit for Mac

$39.99
In English
Version 20.1.6
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3.5

(20 Reviews of OCRKit)

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RJC.NJNYC
RJC.NJNYC
Jan 12 2017
16.9.21
0.0
Jan 12 2017
0.0
Version: 16.9.21
I noticed that this was still on sale so just bought it, but now noticed there is also a Pro version, but do not see Pro version on sale, which is weird since only a $10 difference normally. I would have opted for Pro version if it was an option.
Fixx
Fixx
Dec 31 2016
16.9.21
3.0
Dec 31 2016
3.0
Version: 16.9.21
Tested this while I was pondering purchase. Seems to make quite a lot of mistakes, maybe every third word has an error when ocring rather clear 11 pt Arial text. Seems there is no vocabulary in target language (while app claims to support finnish). If you have access to Acrobat it makes better ocr. Formatting is good and clear if you need just text.
fiery12
fiery12
Apr 22 2016
15.11.24
1.0
Apr 22 2016
1.0
Version: 15.11.24
I tested OCRKit (Pro) and here is what I found: Pros: - App just starts and creates the output file (may be useful for batch processing). Cons: - There is no documentation for app preferences. You should figure out each option by yourself. - RTF and HTML outputs produce unformatted text. Only PDF output preserves formatting, but you can't fix any errors as well. - Most of the resulting PDFs are just image PDFs and even if some words are recognized, PDF is not searchable. - If you need to OCR image PDFs or screenshot images made on a 1080p display, then just look for another OCR software. - There are no options to teach the app about screen fonts used in the image, so it may produce better results. - There is no Preview or some kind of Editor. What should I do with all those poorly recognized PDFs. I may easily fix RTF or HTML output, but without preserved text formatting, they are useless. - For the price of $50 (or $60 for the Pro version) one would expect to receive a decent product, not just a command line utility with only a few options. My recommendation is first test this app, before going to purchase it.
suwandy
suwandy
Nov 27 2015
2.13.1
4.0
Nov 27 2015
4.0
Version: 2.13.1
They went from version 2.14 to version 15.11?? in just over a month? Probably changing the way their version numbering works.
Holgorio
Holgorio
Oct 28 2015
2.11
4.0
Oct 28 2015
4.0
Version: 2.11
OCRKit meanwhile has been upped to version 2.14 on 2015-08-14. Cheers, Holger
Fixx
Fixx
Dec 31 2016
3.0
Dec 31 2016
3.0
Version: null
Freenergy
Freenergy
Jul 28 2016
5.0
Jul 28 2016
5.0
Version: null
joederriganyahoo-com9259
May 6 2016
5.0
Version: null
giuliobagnari
giuliobagnari
Apr 26 2016
1.5
Apr 26 2016
1.5
Version: null
fiery12
fiery12
Apr 22 2016
1.0
Apr 22 2016
1.0
Version: null
suwandy
suwandy
Nov 27 2015
4.0
Nov 27 2015
4.0
Version: null
Holgorio
Holgorio
Oct 28 2015
4.0
Oct 28 2015
4.0
Version: null
OlenkaZ3470
OlenkaZ3470
Jul 26 2014
4.5
Jul 26 2014
4.5
Version: null
Aeschylus
Aeschylus
Feb 23 2014
4.0
Feb 23 2014
4.0
Version: null
Ryde
Ryde
Feb 20 2013
4.0
Feb 20 2013
4.0
Version: null
brianvon
brianvon
Feb 16 2013
0.5
Feb 16 2013
0.5
Version: null
Cigire
Cigire
Jan 17 2013
5.0
Jan 17 2013
5.0
Version: null
Marilou53
Marilou53
Jan 16 2013
1.0
Jan 16 2013
1.0
Version: null
davert
davert
Dec 3 2012
3.5
Dec 3 2012
3.5
Version: null
jefferis
jefferis
Aug 31 2012
0.5
Aug 31 2012
0.5
Version: null
Yohan199
Yohan199
Aug 15 2012
5.0
Aug 15 2012
5.0
Version: null
ParisP
ParisP
Apr 27 2012
5.0
Apr 27 2012
5.0
Version: null
Garyrob
Garyrob
Feb 15 2012
5.0
Feb 15 2012
5.0
Version: null
Brian-Duffy
Brian-Duffy
Jan 20 2012
5.0
Jan 20 2012
5.0
Version: null