Optical Character Recognition Download For Mac

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There are several OCR applications available to convert scanned images to text, Word, HTML or searchable PDF. The differences between them can often be obscure, leaving many to wonder why some applications cost about $100 while others cost $500.

The main features that differentiate OCR applications are:

  • Character recognition accuracy
  • Page layout reconstruction accuracy
  • Multi-engine voting technology
  • Support for languages
  • Support for searchable PDF output
  • Speed
  • User interface

We have tested the latest versions of FineReader, OmniPage, ReadIRIS, and SimpleOCR and have determined that ABBYY FineReader is the best overall value for business users, while ReadIRIS is the best solution for under $150.

The key deciding factors were:

  • User interface design
  • Page layout reconstruction capabilities
  • Extensive language support
  • Stability of the engine when processing large documents
  • Quality and availability of technical support

Though other testing labs have ranked OmniPage's overall accuracy slightly higher, we find the difference is pretty negligible. All modern OCR applications have very good accuracy, so we recommend going with the one that has particular special features like ABBYY FineReader's screenshot reader or ReadIRIS's CardIRIS included in the Corporate version.

Because of the infinite combinations of document types, OCR engines and settings, it may be possible that one engine may perform better with your particular documents than another. For this reason, ScanStore provides demo downloads for all its OCR Software with your ScanStore User Account. Because of this variability and the subjectivity of user interface preferences, we recommend using the demos to see which performs best with your documents.

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ABBYY FineReader Professional - FineReader Professional is a highly accurate and easy to use OCR application that includes host of features including digital camera OCR, intelligent document layouts, image enhancement, barcode recognition and command line integration. FineReader 14 is our pick for desktop OCR because its document layout retention will save you much time in reformatting documents you convert for editing.

ABBYY FineReader Corporate - FineReader Corporate Edition offers unique concurrent licensing that makes it possible for many users who need occasional use of OCR to share a small pool of active licenses. With accuracy comparable to OmniPage, superior technical support services and a user interface that many users find preferable, we think FineReader Corporate is the best choice of OCR software for business.

PdfCompressor Desktop Edition (OCR) is a more economical version of PdfCompressor Professional (OCR), designed for lower-volume users. This version requires files to be processed individually and files must not exceed 100 pages. An excellent choice for someone who needs the power, but not the volume.

IRIS ReadIRIS Pro 16 - Affordable OCR solution for business and home users. ReadIRIS Pro provides a extremely accurate OCR recognition rate at a low cost, but still has some of the advanced features that higher priced professional OCR software includes.

IRIS ReadIRIS Corporate 16 - Adds support for files over 50 pages, business card recognition, as well as automatic processing of hot folders.

Nuance OmniPage Ultimate - OmniPage is widely considered the fastest, most accurate and fully featured OCR application. OmniPage Ultimate has a unique new feature that lets you convert any type of document to searchable PDF or Word.

OmniPage does not have a downloadable demo. Nuance also does not provide free technical support after the first call. For these reasons we recommend the ABBYY and IRIS products instead.

PdfCompressor produces the most efficient image documents possible for high volume scanning environments by combining highly accurate OCR, advanced file compression, and batch PDF conversion. PdfCompressor can compress scans by a factor of 10-100, enabling documents to be stored, transmitted, accessed, and hosted more efficiently and less expensively.

Apple Macintosh OCR Software

ABBYY FineReader Professional for Mac - creates editable, searchable files and e-books from scans, PDFs and digital photographs. The most accurate OCR available for OSX, its unmatched recognition and conversion eliminates retyping and reformatting. Sophisticated yet remarkably intuitive, FineReader has an easy-to-use interface that makes even the most complex tasks simple.

IRIS ReadIRIS Pro 16 for Mac - Affordable OCR solution for Macintosh users using the latest version of the IRIS OCR engine.

IRIS ReadIRIS Corporate 16 for Mac - Adds support for files over 50 pages, business card recognition, as well as automatic processing of hot folders.

Server Based OCR Software

ABBYY FineReader Server - Innovative server-based solution for performing centralized enterprise-wide OCR processing. Processor license allows anyone on the network to submit files for OCR. Complex XML job specifications can be submitted to control output. Support available for Arabic and Asian languages.

Innovative server-based OCR Software CVISION Maestro Recognition Server has been engineered and designed for industrial strength, corporate volume scanning & OCR needs. Maestro provides a flexible OCR solution delivered from a centralized server which enables organizations to easily integrate into their existing document and imaging workflow, while providing multiple workflow accessibility allowing users to perform many image processing functions beyond OCR.

IRISDocument Server - IRISDocument Server is a lower cost solution compared to recognition server, but lacks some of the more advanced features and has slightly lower accuracy.

Several versions are available with varying monthly page processing limitations, letting you scale your solution to meet your budget requirements. Asian, Arabic and Hebrew language packs are also available.


Foreign Language OCR Software Solutions

Chinese, Japanese, Korean & Thai OCR Software

ABBYY FineReader 14 Professional - FineReader Professional 14 includes Chinese, Japanese and Thai languages in their base package. No special version or add-on is required.

ABBYY FineReader 14 Corporate - FineReader Corporate includes Chinese, Japanese and Thai character recognition in their base package. No special version or add-on is required.

IRIS ReadIRIS Pro 16
ReadIRIS 16 Pro now includes Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Korean character recognition in their base package. No special version or add-on is required.

IRIS ReadIRIS Corporate 16
Adds the ability to recognize files over 50 pages, business cards and monitor a hot folder to automatically process images in the background.

IRISDocument Server Asian Language Pack
Enables Chinese, Japanese and Korean character recognition in a server-based solution.

ABBYY FineReader Server
Add 30% to the cost of the FineReader Server license to add Chinese, Japanese & Korean (CJK) language support. Thai character recognition language pack is also available, but is sold separately from CJK.

Arabic, Farsi & Hebrew OCR Software

IRIS ReadIRIS Pro 16
ReadIRIS 16 Pro now includes Arabic (PC version only), Farsi, and Hebrew character recognition in their base package. No special version or add-on is required.

IRIS ReadIRIS Corporate 16
Adds the ability to recognize files over 50 pages, business cards and monitor a hot folder to automatically process images in the background.

IRISDocument Server Arabic Language Pack
Enables Arabic and Farsi character recognition in a server-based OCR software.

ABBYY FineReader 14 Professional - FineReader Professional 14 supports Hebrew and Arabic character recognition. It does not include Farsi recognition.

ABBYY FineReader 14 Corporate - FineReader Corporate 14 also supports Hebrew and Arabic character recognition. It does not include Farsi recognition.

ABBYY FineReader Server
Add 30% to the cost of the FineReader Server license to add Hebrew language character recognition support.

Inexpensive & Free OCR Software

- Our own freeware OCR application provides acceptable accuracy for those who just need to convert a few pages and can't justify the cost of commercial OCR software. Developers can use the command-line and SDK versions to integrate SimpleOCR with their custom applications.

Download Optical Character Recognition for Windows to recognize Delphi and C Builder optical characters. Download Optical Character Recognition Software Mac Software Advertisement FormReturn v.2010 FormReturn is OMR software ( Optical Mark Recognition software ) for Windows, Mac OSX and Linux. OCR (Optical Character Recognition), it is the mechanical or electronic translation of scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into machine-encoded text. It is widely used to convert books and documents into electronic files, to computerize a record-keeping system in an office, or to publish the text on a website. (WINDOWS 7 /MAC 8 /LINUX 9) CanoScan LiDE 400 Color Image Scanner Driver IJ Scan Utility (Windows) / IJ Scan Utility Lite (Mac) Auto Scan, Document Scan, Photo Scan, Custom Scan, Stitch Scan, and OCR (Optical Character Recognition)4 ScanGear MP Driver 9 Quick Menu.


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What scanner will let you scan directly to PDF?
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Can you use OCR to read data from documents if it is not in the same place on every page?
Can I scan a page with tables or form fields and have the output saved to a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet?
How do I convert a scanned image to an MS Word document or PDF file so that I can edit it?
Do OCR software applications like OmniPage, FineReader, ReadIRIS, etc. transcribe print or cursive handwriting?
What software is included with the purchase of a scanner?
How do I download the SimpleOCR freeware application without placing an order?
Can I scan a completed form into my computer and change the information, written text, or layout of the scanned document?
We have many scanned files that are not currently searchable. Is there software to convert these into searchable PDF Image+Text files?
Does ScanStore provide outsourced document scanning, OCR or forms processing services?
I have mailing labels that I need to scan into Excel or a database format. Is there OCR software that can do this in one step?

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