OCRFeeder vs WatchOCR
OCRFeeder
wiki.gnome.orgWatchOCR
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| Figure | OCRFeeder | WatchOCR |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · OCR software | 8.6 (#8) | 7.6 (#30) |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Supported inputs | both | both |
| 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 site says that unless otherwise specified, the software is under the GNU General Public License and may be copied, modified, and redistributed subject to the same license for recipients. |
| Primary platform | desktop | both |
| Purpose | OCRFeeder is a document layout analysis and optical character recognition system. | WatchOCR is a free OCR server for PDFs that converts image only PDFs and TIFFs into text searchable PDFs. |
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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.