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OCRFeeder vs SimpleIndex

OCRFeeder

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SimpleIndex

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FigureOCRFeederSimpleIndex
Price fromFree—
Free planYes—
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
Windows—Yes
LinuxYes—
API—Yes
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published12
Spec score · Document Scanning Software8.2 (#7)7.7 (#15)
PurposeOCRFeeder is a document layout analysis and optical character recognition system.SimpleIndex scans or imports paper and electronic documents, reads identifying values, names files, and files or exports them.
SupportThe project page links to a GitLab issue tracker.The maker says support calls reach its own team in Knoxville, and first-year support is included with new Standard and Professional licenses.

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OCRFeeder

  • OCRFeederFree

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SimpleIndex

  • Standard$600, paid once
  • Professional$1,800, paid once

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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.

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SimpleIndex

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