Tesseract Alternatives

Tesseract is described as 'Js is a javascript library that gets words in almost any language out of images' and is a very popular OCR Engine in the office & productivity category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Tesseract for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Windows, Linux, iPhone and Mac apps. The best Tesseract alternative is OSS Document Scanner, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Tesseract are ABBYY FineReader PDF, Open Scanner, Klippa DocHorizon and Scan Thing: Scan Anything.

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  1. Project Naptha automatically applies state-of-the-art computer vision algorithms on every image you see while browsing the web. The result is a seamless and intuitive experience, where you can highlight as well as copy and paste and even edit and translate the text formerly...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Google Chrome
     
  2. Chandra icon
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    Chandra is a highly accurate OCR model that converts images and PDFs into structured HTML/Markdown/JSON while preserving layout information.

    23 Chandra alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Python
     
  3. GOCR icon
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    GOCR is an OCR (Optical Character Recognition) program, developed under the GNU Public License. It converts scanned images of text back to text files. Joerg Schulenburg started the program, and now leads a team of developers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  4. MinerU icon
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    Free all-in-one document parsing tool. Accurate parsing, efficient extraction, providing a more fluent and accurate parsing experience.

    17 MinerU alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. OCRify icon
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    OCRify converts images and PDFs into editable digital text. Upload your file, and the text is quickly recognized, allowing you to copy, edit, or save it.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. SimpleOCR icon
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    SimpleOCR is the popular freeware OCR software with hundreds of thousands of users worldwide. SimpleOCR is also a royalty-free OCR SDK for developers to use in their custom applications.

    86 SimpleOCR alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  7. DigiParser icon
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    DigiParser lets you import any documents, extract JSON data based on your defined schema, and export this data to your business tools for automated data entries.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  8. CamScan icon
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    Turn your phone into a powerful document scanner with CamScan — the fast, secure, and easy-to-use app to scan, edit, sign, and share anything, anywhere.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
     
  9. ZeraBooks icon
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    ZeraBooks is an AI-powered bookkeeping platform that converts bank statements, financial statements, invoices, and checks to Excel with 99.6% accuracy.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  10. ScanToExcel is a free AI-powered OCR tool that instantly converts scanned documents, receipts, invoices, bank statements, and image tables into editable Excel spreadsheets and other formats.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  11. NoteOcr icon
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    NoteOCR is a specialized OCR tool designed to solve the problem of transcribing messy handwritten notes. Unlike generic scanners, NoteOCR focuses on cursive accuracy and structured data extraction.

    15 NoteOcr alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  12. Virtualflow is a plug-and-play AI platform that eliminates manual paperwork for SMEs by turning unstructured documents into structured data, insights, and automated workflows - no code. Our goal is to give businesses back the 21% of time wasted on manual admin.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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