Chandra is a highly accurate OCR model that converts images and PDFs into structured HTML/Markdown/JSON while preserving layout information.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (Apache-2.0)
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Python

gscan2pdf is described as 'Can scan, clean the scan and do OCR on the scan or imported images (incl. existing PDFs, DjVus or other file types), and make PDF and DjVu-files with embedded OCR-text. It works together with tesseract, ocropus, cuneiform an' and is a Image Scanner in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to gscan2pdf for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Android, Mac and iPad apps. The best gscan2pdf alternative is NAPS2, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like gscan2pdf are PDF-XChange Editor, Tesseract, Adobe Acrobat DC and ScanTailor Advanced.
Chandra is a highly accurate OCR model that converts images and PDFs into structured HTML/Markdown/JSON while preserving layout information.



The app is 100% FREE, with NO ads and NO data collection. Donations are possible to support the project.




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