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OCR Tool for Mac

Text recognition & converter from images and PDFs.

Free
In English
Version 1.0
4.7
Based on 3 user rates

OCR Tool overview

*** Note: 30-day free trial ***

OCR Tool performs advanced OCR (Optical Character Recognition) on images to extract text from images and PDFs with superior accuracy and speed.

OCR Tool allows capturing a part of the screen having any text in in the selected area. It can be instantly recognised and copied to clipboard. You can export this text to text file or pdf file. It is a simple, easy to use, super efficient, and respects your privacy (no data from your device is taken).

Key features:
  • Grab a screen area for super efficient OCR
  • Grab screen area many times for fast working
  • Capture image from iPhone/ iPad and scanner for instant OCR and result copied to clipboard.
  • Scan bar codes and QR codes
  • Rotate image to left and right for better text recognition
  • Show overlay on top of input images
  • Use fast mode or accuracy mode for text recognition
  • Use automatic language correction feature
  • Language support: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese.
  • Batch processing supported
  • Copy to clipboard
  • Export text file and pdf file with all text
  • Share with available extensions
  • Light and dark mode supported
  • Runs natively on Apple M1 and Intel processors

What’s new in version 1.0

  • Initial release

OCR Tool for Mac

Free
In English
Version 1.0
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4.7

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zlazkow
zlazkow
May 24 2022
1.0
4.0
May 24 2022
4.0
Version: 1.0
It recognizes text in an image and processes it, so this is fine. But on App Store there is Image Text OCR, which lets you select text in image, so the end result saves you time, otherwise you need to clean up the text from gibberish characters.
Derekcurrie
Derekcurrie
Jan 9 2022
1.0
0.0
Jan 9 2022
0.0
Version: 1.0
30 day free trial, then $5.99 for Pro version.
zlazkow
zlazkow
May 24 2022
1.0
4.0
May 24 2022
4.0
Version: 1.0
Samotya Software
Samotya Software
Jan 10 2022
1.0
5.0
Jan 10 2022
5.0
Version: 1.0
socialsmpt
socialsmpt
Jan 9 2022
1.0
5.0
Jan 9 2022
5.0
Version: 1.0