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Text Scanner (OCR) vs Windows Search

A side-by-side look at Text Scanner (OCR) and Windows Search. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Text Scanner (OCR)

Text Scanner (OCR)

Office & Productivity

Text Scanner (OCR) is an application that can recognize printed text from images and convert it into digital, editable text. It uses optical character recognition (OCR) to detect text in images like scanned documents, photos of documents, screenshots, and more.

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Windows Search

Windows Search

Os & Utilities

Windows Search is the built-in desktop search engine in Windows that helps users find files, emails, applications, settings and more on their device. It indexes local content for fast searching.

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