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OwlOCR

OwlOCR 7 is a macOS OCR app for text you can see but cannot select. Capture a screen region, open an image or PDF, paste supported content, or import a photo or scan from an iPhone or iPad. Apple Vision performs fast on-device recognition.

OwlOCR workspace for recognizing and editing text from images and PDFs

Cost / License

  • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
  • Proprietary

Application type

Platforms

  • Mac  Requires macOS 13.3 or newer. Universal build for Apple silicon and Intel Macs. Screen Recording permission is needed for screen capture.
Screen OCR workflow for copying unselectable text
Searchable PDF and OCR workflow on macOS
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  1.  OCR

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OwlOCR information

  • Developed by

    FrankByte

  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.

  • Pricing

    One time purchase that costs up to $50, and / or subscription that costs up to $20 per month + free version with limited functionality.

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  • Supported Languages

    • English
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Download from Mac App Store

What is OwlOCR?

OwlOCR 7 is a macOS OCR app for text you can see but cannot select. Capture a screen region, open an image or PDF, paste supported content, or import a photo or scan from an iPhone or iPad. Apple Vision performs fast on-device recognition. Copy, edit, or save the recognized text, or export a searchable PDF that preserves the visible page and adds an invisible text layer.

For difficult material, OwlOCR Pro includes optional local OCR AI. It downloads the selected model and runtime, then runs inference on the Mac instead of sending source documents to an online OCR service. Apple Vision remains available for fast OCR, text boxes, selected languages, and searchable PDF output.

Three Finder Quick Actions use Apple Vision to extract text, create searchable PDFs, or create text files from selected files. Pro adds OCR All and batch processing for multipage PDFs and multiple documents, post-processing rules, multi-screenshot capture, and a command-line tool for automation. OwlOCR can run from the menu bar, Dock, keyboard shortcuts, Finder, or CLI. It supports Apple silicon and Intel Macs running macOS 13.3 or newer.