Is there a free OCR app

[Papa_Doc]

I tested the online OCR sites which boast / brag that they are "free"
Not worth spending time on them

 

[Lufbrarunner]

I have been using Textify, which is available on the App Store, There are free and paid for versions. I find the free version is OK for the tasks I use it for. The only problem I have encountered so far is that it misses out drop capped letters, which is not a problem in most cases. As always YMMV.

 

[Papa_Doc]

Textify extracts the text only, the original formatting is lost
Useless.
¿Is the paid version preserving the format?

 

[Lufbrarunner]

The free version allows me to switch between RAW text (unformatted) or formatted text.
I have only used the free version , so I could not comment on features of the paid version.

 

[MightyGem]

I've used Tessa(from the App store) in the past. Can't remember too many problems.

 

[Papa_Doc]

I got huge water marks, which makes the free version useless

 

[Papa_Doc]

I've used Tessa(from the App store) in the past. Can't remember too many problems.

Tessa is cheap but slow. It allows only one page for the trial.
Textify allows multiple pages but has water marks. A very ugly water mark.

 

[Rodananne]

Is there a free OCR app? No good ones I know of.​

This is a pretty good up to date source of free and paid for OCR apps. https://www.mac-help.com/threads/is-there-a-free-ocr-app.232127/
As it states in the article most of the paid for ones include a free trial. ABBYY Fine Reader is about the best of them I think for quality, formatting and accuracy.

 

[Papa_Doc]

https://pdf.abbyy.com/pricing/. 69€ p.a
Will not pay.

https://www.mac-help.com/threads/is-there-a-free-ocr-app.232127/. is this site, so pls send the correct source you have in mind