gImageReader vs OCRFeeder
gImageReader
github.comOCRFeeder
wiki.gnome.orgSide by side
| Figure | gImageReader | OCRFeeder |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · OCR software | 7.8 (#29) | 8.6 (#8) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Supported inputs | both | both |
| License | The repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0. | The README says OCRFeeder is free software under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or, at the user's option, any later version. |
| Primary platform | desktop | desktop |
| Purpose | gImageReader is a Gtk/Qt front-end to tesseract-ocr. | OCRFeeder is a document layout analysis and optical character recognition system. |
| Support | The project directs users to its issue tracker, maintainer email, and FAQ for help. | The project page links to a GitLab issue tracker. |
Plans
In their own words
gImageReader
gImageReader has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
OCRFeeder
OCRFeeder is a Linux system for analyzing document layouts and recognizing text in images. It automatically outlines image content, separates graphics from text, and applies OCR to text regions. Its GTK graphical interface lets users correct recognition errors and bounding boxes, set paragraph styles, and clean input images. Users can import PDFs and save or load projects. The application exports to multiple formats, with ODT as its main format, and provides both a graphical interface and a command-line interface. It works with system-wide OCR engines, including command-line OCR engines. Documentation for the graphical interface is available from its Help menu or with F1. OCRFeeder is free software under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or any later version chosen by the user. The GNOME project page links to source code and release packages, and the project page links to a GitLab issue tracker. Its listed roadmap includes proposed additions such as plain-text export and undo/redo support. The README states that the software is provided without warranty.