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OCRmyPDF vs OpenScan

A side-by-side look at OCRmyPDF and OpenScan. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

OCRmyPDF

OCRmyPDF

Office & Productivity

OCRmyPDF is an open source command-line program and Python library that applies optical character recognition (OCR) to PDF documents. It takes an existing PDF as input and generates a new searchable PDF as output with an invisible text layer over images.

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OpenScan

OpenScan

Office & Productivity

OpenScan is an open source document scanning software for Linux. It allows users to scan documents and images directly into common file formats for easy editing, storage, and sharing.

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