Capture2Text vs Open-Capture
Capture2Text
capture2text.orgOpen-Capture
open-capture.comSide by side
| Figure | Capture2Text | Open-Capture |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · OCR software | 7.3 (#37) | 8.7 (#5) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Supported inputs | image | both |
| Integrations | The project page lists Google Translate support, and the manual describes an option to call an executable after OCR completes. | Published integrations include Alfresco, SharePoint, MEM Courrier, Maarch Courrier, CMIS and other ECM or business systems. |
| License | The project is free and licensed under the GNU General Public License; SourceForge specifies GPLv3. | Edissyum says its software is distributed under the GNU GPLv3 license. |
| Platform | The maker's manual lists Windows 7, Windows 8/8.1, and Windows 10 as supported operating systems. | web |
| What it does | Capture2Text uses a keyboard shortcut to OCR part of the screen and saves the resulting text to the clipboard by default. | Open-Capture captures, classifies, extracts, verifies and exports data from paper and digital documents. |
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In their own words
Capture2Text
Capture2Text has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Open-Capture
Open-Capture collects documents, extracts information with OCR and AI, and exports results to third-party management software. It accepts material from scanners, copiers, file drops, email and attachments, web forms, uploads, and web services. Extraction options include Tesseract OCR, pre-trained models, machine-learning classification, key-value extraction, reference-data matching, dictionaries, and barcode or QR-code reading. Extracted fields can be checked against rules, formats, reference data, and scripted business rules. The full-web application runs natively on Linux and can be hosted on-premise or in a public or private cloud. It is free and open-source under the GNU GPLv3 license, with no limit on users. Optional modules include Splitter for preparing batches, Verifier for checking extracted data, and MailCollect for email processing. MailCollect analyzes messages, identifies senders, extracts metadata, and routes attachments into processing workflows. Verifier is described for structured or semi-structured documents such as invoices, delivery notes, contracts, and purchase orders. Listed connections include a native MEM Courrier connector, CMIS, OpenADS/Oxalis, OpenCRM, Alfresco, and SharePoint; export formats include PDF, PDF/A, XML, CSV, and plain text.