OCRFeeder vs ScanMole
OCRFeeder
wiki.gnome.orgScanMole
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| Figure | OCRFeeder | ScanMole |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 0 |
| Spec score · Document Scanning Software | 8.2 (#7) | 6.8 (#24) |
| Interfaces | OCRFeeder provides graphical and command-line interfaces. | ScanMole is available as a command-line scanning engine and a GTK4/libadwaita desktop frontend. |
| License | The README says OCRFeeder is free software under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or, at the user's option, any later version. | The project states that it is licensed under GNU GPL version 3.0 or later. |
| Purpose | OCRFeeder is a document layout analysis and optical character recognition system. | ScanMole scans office and archival paperwork into searchable PDFs and is designed for documents rather than photo or image scanning. |
| Support | The project page links to a GitLab issue tracker. | The project directs users to its contributing guide to report scanner problems and device quirks. |
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In their own words
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.