
Open-Capture
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| Fact | Open-Capture | Tesseract OCR |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License | Edissyum says its software is distributed under the GNU GPLv3 license. | The code is licensed under Apache License 2.0 and is provided without warranties under the license terms. |
| Primary platform | web | desktop |
| Purpose | Open-Capture captures documents, extracts data with OCR and AI, and exports it to third-party management software. | Tesseract is an OCR engine and command-line program for extracting printed text from images. |
| Searchable PDF | Yes | Yes |
| Support | Edissyum offers audit, integration, support, training, and tailored solutions for organizations deploying Open-Capture. | The README directs users to documentation, FAQs, user and developer forums, past issues, and mailing lists, and says issues should be used for bug reports rather than questions. |
It suits organizations that need to capture and extract data from varied document sources before sending results to management software. The maker names companies, professionals, local authorities, public administrations, and associations among its intended users.
Tesseract OCR suits developers building image-text recognition into applications, as well as desktop users who need searchable PDFs. It is not suited to handwriting OCR.