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Readiris for Mac

Powerful, accurate OCR software.

$49.00
In English
1.9
Based on 28 user rates

Readiris overview

Readiris is the most powerful and accurate OCR software for OS X. It accurately and rapidly transforms your paper documents, your PDFs and images files into editable information ready to be use.

Completely redesigned for Mac OS X, Readiris offers an easy to use user interface, which clearly guides you through the recognition steps. Extremely powerful, Readiris Pro exactly recreates the original format of your documents and replaces columns of text, tables, and graphics in the output file.

A large choice of output formats allows you to choose the format that best suits your needs. You can recreate a document in word processors or in spreadsheet programs, to get indexed PDF files with both the image and the text or to easily create Web pages thanks to the WYSIWYG HTML output format.

What’s new in version 17.1.9

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Readiris for Mac

$49.00
In English
Version 17.1.9
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1.9

(65 Reviews of Readiris)

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Satcomer
Satcomer
Apr 27 2022
17.1.6
0.0
Apr 27 2022
0.0
Version: 17.1.6
This still not even Universal? What developer are you?
cfung2768
cfung2768
Sep 2 2020
17.1.3
1.0
Sep 2 2020
1.0
Version: 17.1.3
this does absolutely nothing to enhance the pleasurable experience of scanning with HP utils. why buy something that will not complement the util? to me, this is a ripoff type software that is not required for basic scanning documents.
a-wgaa
a-wgaa
May 30 2019
17.0.0
1.5
May 30 2019
1.5
Version: 17.0.0
TwainProxy is *still* 32-bit only. Seriously??? First I had to buy VueScan because Epson has stopped supporting their TWAIN scanning software, and now Canon/IRIlink has failed to create a 64-bit version of TWAINProxy???

No thanks, I'll stick to the last boxed copy of ReadIRIS until this issue is remedied/fixed, if ever.

At this rate, I don't think ReadIRIS 18 will ever come out...
Phillat5dock
Phillat5dock
Apr 25 2018
17.0.0
4.5
Apr 25 2018
4.5
Version: 17.0.0
I have been using Readiris Pro for a number of years. I have not had the problems reported below. (fingers crossed). There is a dearth of OCR software for the mac and when my previous software (OmniPage I think) stopped being supported I had to look elsewhere. ViewScan has rudimentary OCR and did the trick for a while. Then I tried Readiris, which was ported across from Windows I think. I have found the OCR engine quite accurate. I have spent little time teaching it. The ability to save the file as pdf, doc or xls is great. There are more export options available too. You can also save documents in a multi-page format, which is handy for pdf. I was able to upgrade from my version 16 software for $69. This necessitated leaving MacUpdate and going into the IRIS website. I did have trouble activating version 15 a few years ago, but I got a prompt response from the support site and had no further problems. I had no problems installing, activating and registering version 17 in High Sierra 10.13.4. I think the software does what it claims to do. The UI is a bit Windows like, but that does not worry me. Windows is quite friendly these days. So I take of ½ a point for that. I will continue to use it.
Geyoulin
Geyoulin
Nov 9 2016
15.2.1
0.5
Nov 9 2016
0.5
Version: 15.2.1
Anyone considering purchase of Readiris OCR software should be aware that they have ZERO service. Apparently, you cannot get to a live human being even using their sales number. Sending questions to Support results in automated replies of receipt but NEVER an actual reply. Updates generally cannot be applied, for whatever reason. New versions of the MAC OS often force re-entry of a serial number, but after a few updates, then the software is bricked. Several reviewers here are correct: Do not purchase this software.
cfung2768
cfung2768
Sep 2 2020
1.0
Sep 2 2020
1.0
Version: null
a-wgaa
a-wgaa
May 30 2019
1.5
May 30 2019
1.5
Version: null
Phillat5dock
Phillat5dock
Apr 25 2018
4.5
Apr 25 2018
4.5
Version: null
Geyoulin
Geyoulin
Nov 9 2016
0.5
Nov 9 2016
0.5
Version: null
Meitnik
Meitnik
Feb 10 2016
1.0
Feb 10 2016
1.0
Version: null
jwholder
jwholder
Jul 7 2015
0.5
Jul 7 2015
0.5
Version: null
Appleday88
Appleday88
Mar 27 2014
0.5
Mar 27 2014
0.5
Version: null
Mareva
Mareva
Feb 9 2014
1.0
Feb 9 2014
1.0
Version: null
Spence
Spence
Jan 6 2014
0.5
Jan 6 2014
0.5
Version: null
davert
davert
Jul 24 2013
2.5
Jul 24 2013
2.5
Version: null
maik-obermüller-@a%e
Jul 7 2013
0.5
Version: null
Nick-Collingridge
Nick-Collingridge
Mar 16 2013
3.0
Mar 16 2013
3.0
Version: null
Martin-J
Martin-J
Oct 22 2012
3.5
Oct 22 2012
3.5
Version: null
Joachim-Vollmar
Joachim-Vollmar
Jul 4 2012
1.5
Jul 4 2012
1.5
Version: null
n9yty
n9yty
Apr 4 2012
0.5
Apr 4 2012
0.5
Version: null
IloveBurma
IloveBurma
Jan 12 2012
0.5
Jan 12 2012
0.5
Version: null
Brookhaven
Brookhaven
Mar 31 2011
1.0
Mar 31 2011
1.0
Version: null
John-F
John-F
Mar 27 2011
4.5
Mar 27 2011
4.5
Version: null
Aikousha
Aikousha
Dec 9 2008
2.0
Dec 9 2008
2.0
Version: null
Surfspirit
Surfspirit
Nov 22 2008
3.0
Nov 22 2008
3.0
Version: null
q00p
q00p
Sep 14 2008
1.0
Sep 14 2008
1.0
Version: null
Darren-Grant
Darren-Grant
Dec 17 2007
1.0
Dec 17 2007
1.0
Version: null
Pres!
Pres!
Dec 14 2007
3.0
Dec 14 2007
3.0
Version: null
B2e
B2e
Sep 21 2007
1.0
Sep 21 2007
1.0
Version: null
Id-Ego-SuperEgo
Id-Ego-SuperEgo
Apr 28 2006
4.5
Apr 28 2006
4.5
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Nov 1 2005
3.8
Nov 1 2005
3.8
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Oct 22 2005
3.3
Oct 22 2005
3.3
Version: null
Propadeutic
Propadeutic
Jan 24 2005
4.0
Jan 24 2005
4.0
Version: null