Best OCR Software in 2026 · page 2
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6.7$9.99 one-time - 27
Asprise OCR SDK
SDK that reads image text and barcodes, preserves layout, and exports searchable PDFs or RTF.
LinuxmacOSSelf-hostedWindows6.7$5,998 one-time - 28
ABBYY FineReader PDF
Paid PDF software for editing text and adding annotations, with a seven-day trial.
iOSmacOSWindows6.6 - 296.6£60 one-time
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GNU Ocrad
Free OCR for PNG and PNM images, with printed-page column and text-block analysis.
Free planLinuxSelf-hosted6.5Free plan - 31
gImageReader
gImageReader is a free desktop OCR front end to Tesseract for Linux and Windows.
Free planLinuxWindows6.5Free plan - 32
WatchOCR
Free planWebLinux6.5Free plan - 33
OOCR
Recognizes handwriting and creates searchable PDFs in a web tool supporting 50 languages.
Free planWeb6.5Free plan - 34
Copyfish
A browser add-on and desktop app that lets you copy or translate recognized text.
Free planExtensionLinuxmacOSWindows6.4Free plan - 35
Kraken
Open-source text recognition for old records and non-Latin scripts, including handwriting.
APILinuxmacOS6.2 - 36
SimpleOCR
Free planWindows6.2Free plan - 37
TextSnatcher
Free planLinux6.1Free plan - 38
Capture2Text
Free planWindows6.0Free plan - 395.9Free plan
- 405.9$1,100 one-time