There are many different OCR tools on the market, but here are 10 of the best options to help you with your scanning needs.

  1. Adobe Photoshop CC: Photoshop is a widely used OCR tool and is perfect for creating scanned images. It has a wide range of features and can be used for both personal and professional use.
  2. Microsoft Word: Word is another popular OCR tool and can be used to create scanned images as well as write text documents. It has a wide range of features and can be edited using many different tools.
  3. Apple iWork: iWork is a popular suite of tools that includes OCR, word processing, spreadsheet creation, and more. It can be used on both personal computers and workstations.
  4. Google Sheets: Google Sheets is another popular suite of tools that includes OCR, spreadsheet creation, data entry, and more. It can be used on both personal computers and workstations.
  5. Adobe Acrobat: Acrobat is another widely used OCR tool that can be used to create scanned images as well as write text documents. It has a wide range of features and can be edited using many different tools including Adobe Photoshop CC or Illustrator CC .
  6. Microsoft Office 365: Office 365 includes many popular OCR tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, etc., so it’s perfect for businesses or individuals who need access to all the tools they need in one place!

Freeware Genius pitted 5 web-based OCR services and 5 desktop OCR apps against each other. All the services/apps are either free or have a trial/free for home use component. Their reviews include the license, system requirements, input file type, output filetype, dictionary languages, and a Pro/Con section highlighting the best and worst of each tool.

Hit up the link below to check out all the reviews plus some additional tips on improving your OCR scans.

How To Extract Text From Images: A Comparison of 10 Free OCR Tools [Freeware Genius]