Looking for good OCR software

Discussion in 'Software' started by elomelo, Jan 2, 2015.

  1. elomelo

    elomelo Private E-2

    I need a good OCR software to scan a number of old book pages. I have searched online for this purpose, but have not found a trusted provider yet. I found this company that provides document management software but not sure if it will be useful for me. Can anyone please give me a few links of similar service providers? Thank you in advance for helping me.
     
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  2. mdonah

    mdonah Major Geek Extraordinaire

    If you have an AIO printer or a flatbed scanner, OCR software should have been included with it.
     
  3. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

  4. elomelo

    elomelo Private E-2

  5. Earthling

    Earthling Interplanetary Geek

    All OCR software works the same way - scan document and output to a file or to a text editor such as Word, so the only reason you would use OCR would be if you wanted to be able to edit the original document. Without professional software the results can be very difficult to work with, particularly where columns are used, or there are embedded images of any sort, or the text quality is poor.
     
  6. elomelo

    elomelo Private E-2

    Gotcha! Here's a website that provides free online service!
     
  7. elomelo

    elomelo Private E-2

    just a google search gave me another solution!
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Jan 3, 2015
  8. elomelo

    elomelo Private E-2

    Thanks dear friends for your answers. My problem is solved. A simple google search provided millions of solutions!
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Jan 3, 2015
  9. Eldon

    Eldon Major Geek Extraordinaire

  10. plodr

    plodr MajorGeek Super Extraordinaire Moderator Staff Member

    The problem with online scanners is that the file size is limited.
    You may find that you can't scan all you want to.

    What printer brand and exact model do you have?
    I'm surprised that it did not come with software. If you lost the software, it is probably available for download online from the manufacturer.
     

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