OCRFeeder vs scanservjs
OCRFeeder
wiki.gnome.orgscanservjs
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| Figure | OCRFeeder | scanservjs |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Document Scanning Software | 8.2 (#7) | 7.6 (#17) |
| Limitations | The project roadmap lists plain-text export and Undo/Redo support as items to add. | The maker says the app is intended for downloading scans locally and leaves custom naming, directory structures, and cloud or NAS storage workflows to users. |
| Output | It generates multiple formats, with ODT as its main format. | Supported output formats include TIF, JPG, PNG, PDF, and TXT with Tesseract OCR. |
| Purpose | OCRFeeder is a document layout analysis and optical character recognition system. | scanservjs is a web interface for sharing one or more SANE scanners on a network. |
| Support | The project page links to a GitLab issue tracker. | The maker's documentation links to troubleshooting guidance and invites community help with translations. |
Plans
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.
scanservjs
scanservjs lets people access and share SANE-compatible scanners over a network through a web browser. Its controls cover source selection, cropping, resolution, filters and configurable defaults. Scans can be saved as TIF, JPG, PNG, PDF or TXT, with Tesseract OCR for text output. It handles multipage jobs and collation for double-sided scans; batches can run through a document feeder or pause for manual page changes.
The software is free and open source. It requires SANE and a Linux host or virtual machine, with installation documentation for Debian, Arch and Docker. Docker images are listed for amd64, arm64 and armv7. An API explorer and OpenAPI documentation are available at /api-docs. Scanned files are saved in a flat directory for download, and Docker deployments need a mapped volume to retain files when a container is recreated. Filesystem scripts and custom actions can support other workflows, while custom naming, folder structures and cloud or NAS storage are left to users.