There are special programs that can "read" images with text. The conversion consists in the fact that, based on the algorithm, the text depicted on the scanned document is converted into sentences. The whole difficulty is that in the picture the program sees not a set of letters, but a raster, a dot structure. All these dots, which have a different shape, are decrypted by special utilities, turning it into plain text, which you can work with in the future.
Text recognition programs are used when converting various paper literature and documents into electronic form. Libraries and archives are being digitized in the same way.
Automatic digitizing using a program outperforms the manual typing method in speed, which is why this method is so common. We will tell you about the top five programs for recognizing photographed texts.
ABBYY Fine Reader 10
FineReader- the flagship among software that recognizes texts in pictures. This program is widely used among ordinary users and professionals involved in digitization. Popularity is due to the quality of her work. FineReader perfectly handles Cyrillic and 178 other languages.
The only drawback of the program, so to speak, is its payment. But users who have tried it for two weeks and scanned a number of pages buy the product because it is definitely worth the money.
FineReader can "read" text from any image, and not of the highest quality. With the help of the program, you will digitize any document: from a regular image to a scanned page.
pros:
- Clearly recognizes text;
- Reads many languages;
- It does not make high demands on the quality of the picture, document, photo.
- The free version is limited to time (two weeks) and number of scanned pages (55).
OCR CuneiForm
CuneiForm optically recognizes texts on graphic files and brings them into an editable form. The utility is released in one version, free of charge, and differs from the previous program in the quality of recognition. But this does not bother, and many use free software, believing that its functionality does an excellent job.
With this program, you will not only convert the text into digital form, but also save the font and size of the height of the letters. CuneiForm's font database is extensive, the utility can even recognize scanned, typewritten images.
For a clearer interpretation of the text, the utility uses specialized dictionaries. These dictionaries are constantly updated, so CuneiForm has a rich vocabulary.
pros:
- Free version of the program;
- The text is corrected for accuracy with the help of dictionaries;
- Decrypts any images, even low-quality ones;
- Preserves the structure of the document, even its formatting.
- Errors in texts;
- A total of 24 languages are supported.
WinScan2PDF
WinScan2PDF- a compact utility that scans any documents. It is released as a portable file, a portable version that does not need to be installed on a computer and other devices. The utility instantly reads any text and saves it only to a PDF document.
The program is very easy to use even for the most inexperienced users. To get the desired result, you only have to press three buttons:
- Select graphic file;
- Specify the download location;
- Start process.
pros:
- Lack of distribution;
- Instant decoding of text graphics;
- Minimalist, user-friendly interface.
- The weight of the utility is only 55 Kb;
- Text can only be saved in portable document format.
simpleocr
simpleocr- a free application that recognizes scanned text optically, but only in foreign languages. The Russian language, unfortunately, is neither in the interface pack nor in the support list. Otherwise, the utility does an excellent job of recognizing even handwritten texts.
The output texts are distinguished by a high level of accuracy. Also, using the utility, you can extract the graphic file and remove the noise. Another distinctive feature is the presence of a built-in text editor, which is very convenient to use.
pros:
- Works correctly, with high accuracy;
- Able to remove noise from graphics;
- Allows you to immediately edit the received texts.
- There is no Russian-language support.
Freemore OCR
free more- a free, simple utility that easily and quickly reads texts from various graphic files, even from several scanners at the same time, and translates them into a convenient format. In addition, the utility can process many pages at once.
The interface does not support the Russian language, but even despite this, the utility is common and popular among domestic users, because it is very easy to use.
pros:
- free version;
- encrypts and decrypts files;
- allows you to view document properties;
- simple, not overloaded with buttons, interface;
- correct, high-precision output result;
- reads several scanners at once.
- The user interface is not translated into Russian;
- To decipher Russian texts, you need to download an additional language.
OCR software allows you to convert photographed or scanned documents directly into sentences.
The fact is that the text on the image is presented as a raster, a set of dots. The mentioned software converts a set of points into a full-fledged text, available for editing and saving.
Letter recognition is designed to optimize the process of digitizing paper printed or handwritten books and documents.
This method of digitization is orders of magnitude faster than the speed of manual typing from an image. It is widely used in the digitization of libraries and archives. Next, consider the top five representatives of the family of similar programs.
ABBYY Fine Reader 10
FineReader is the undisputed leader among all programs that recognize text on an image. In particular, there is no software that processes Cyrillic more clearly. In general, FineReader has 179 languages, the text of which is recognized extremely successfully.
The only circumstance that may disappoint users is that the program is paid. Only the trial version is free for 15 days. During this period, scanning of 50 pages is allowed.
Then you will have to pay for using the program. FineReader easily "eats" any more or less high-quality image. The source is completely irrelevant. Whether it's a photo, a scan of a page, or any picture with letters.
Advantages:
- accurate recognition;
- a huge number of reading languages;
- tolerance to the quality of the source image.
Flaw:
- trial version for 15 days.
OCR CuneiForm
Free program for reading text information from images. The recognition accuracy is an order of magnitude lower than that of the previous program under consideration. But as for a free utility, the functionality is still on top.
Interesting! CuneiForm recognizes blocks of text, graphics and even various tables. Moreover, even unlined tables can be read.
To ensure accuracy, special dictionaries are connected to the recognition process, which replenish the vocabulary from the scanned documents.
Advantages:
- free distribution;
- using dictionaries to check the correctness of the text;
- scanning text from photocopies of poor quality.
Flaws:
- relatively low accuracy;
- a small number of supported languages.
WinScan2PDF
This is not even a full-fledged program, but a utility. Installation is not required, and the executable file weighs only a few kilobytes. The recognition process is extremely fast, however, the resulting documents are saved exclusively in PDF format.
In fact, the whole process is performed by pressing three buttons: selecting the source, destination, and, in fact, launching the program.
The utility is designed for fast batch processing of multiple files. For the convenience of users, a large interface language pack is provided.
Advantages:
- portability;
- fast work;
- ease of use.
Flaws:
- minimum size;
- the only output file format.
simpleocr
A great little program for OCR from images. Supports even reading manuscripts. The trouble is that Russian is not included in either the interface language pack or the list of languages supported for recognition.
However, if you need to scan English, Danish or French, then there is no better free option.
In its field, the program provides accurate font decoding, noise removal and graphic image extraction. In addition, a text editor is built into the program interface, almost identical to WordPad, which greatly increases the usability of the program.
Advantages:
- accurate text recognition;
- convenient text editor;
- removing noise from an image.
Flaws:
- complete absence of the Russian language.
Freemore OCR
The program allows you to quickly extract text and graphics from images. The software supports multiple scanners without performance loss. The extracted text can be saved as a text document or MS Office document.
In addition, a multi-page recognition function is provided.
Freemore OCR is distributed free of charge, however, the interface is only in English. But this circumstance does not affect the usability in any way, because the controls are organized in an intuitive way.
Advantages:
- free distribution;
- the ability to work with multiple scanners;
- decent recognition accuracy.
Flaws
- Lack of Russian language in the interface;
- The need to download the Russian language pack for recognition.
We present to your attention programs for text recognition and scanning, with the help of which you can optimize the process of digitizing documents, handwritten or paper books.
The applications we are considering easily convert png, jpg, pdf and “paper files” into a format convenient for editing in Word and other office software, edit printed or photographed material into full text.
| Programs | Russian language | License | Rating |
Word processing |
Built-in dictionary |
| Yes | Free | 10 | Partially | Yes | |
| Yes | Free | 10 | Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Trial | 8 | Yes | Not | |
| Yes | Free | 8 | Not | Yes | |
| Yes | Free | 8 | Yes | Not | |
| Not | Trial | 10 | Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Trial | 10 | Yes | Yes | |
| Yes | Free | 7 | Not | Yes | |
| Not | Free | 10 | Yes | Yes | |
| Not | Free | 7 | Yes | Not |
The application easily recognizes printed characters and converts scanned documents to digital formats. It is considered a leader in its category, as it performs its tasks efficiently and quickly, unlike similar analogues. Abby FineReader has its own OCR technology for processing material, functions for capturing data from various sources, as well as tools for processing PDF objects, editing and commenting on them. Also available are automated conversion, markup saving, text processing in different languages, support for connected devices and an integrated editor. The free version limits the software after 15 days of use.
The program specializes in identifying scanned or photographed text, preserving its structuring and typeface. Understands any printed font, sends the recognized result to the built-in text editor, converts electronic copies and graphic files into a convenient form for editing. The complex includes two software for batch and single processing. Recognized documents are easy to save in a convenient format or find them in the search. Additionally, the program can define tables, text blocks and graphic pictures, regardless of the complexity, volume and clarity of the text.
A popular viewer for all kinds of PDF files with basic documentation features. Allows you to view, copy, reorient, or print documents. For visually impaired users, a scaling option is available that increases the font size to the desired parameters. You can also use the function of three-dimensional images and playback of objects integrated into multimedia content. Search is available in PDF maps, portfolios and files, as well as commenting on files, attaching electronic signatures and setting up plug-ins for web navigators. Of the minuses of the free version, we note the functionality limited only by viewing.
A portable utility for reading data from scanners and saving material in PDF. The software converts the contents of documents into digital formats, processes several books at the same time, and then saves them into one file with the appropriate number of pages. In the settings, you can choose the quality of the saved work, create many pages in one document, change the interface language. WinScan2PDF allows you to quickly scan paper documents, process several pages at once and create a multi-page PDF.
Driver simulation program to expand the functionality of various scanner models. Quickly connects to scanning devices, works with negatives, old photos and slides without loss of quality. In user settings, you can configure all stages of scanning, save scanned documents in TIFF, JPEG and PDF formats, recognize texts, use deep customization of the finished job and apply many settings. The free version watermarks your work.
The utility recognizes handwritten and machine text in Danish, English and French, has an integrated editor and a large vocabulary. SimpleOCR reads data from scanners and converts material into TXT, TIFF and DOC formats, converts printed text and manuscript into digital format, identifies images and fonts. It is also possible to compare the previously scanned text with the received one, as well as make changes. The free version only provides 14 days of text recognition.
One of the leaders in the category of OCR programs that scans and recognizes paper and handwritten documents, works with more than 100 languages and has an integrated editor. Allows you to scan and digitize the material, and use the editor to make changes. Readiris converts to image, spreadsheet and document formats, works with cloud storages and ftp folders, exports to DJVU. In the settings, you can improve the quality of the document, rotate it or save it in virtual storage. The trial version is active for 10 days and gives only 100 pages for processing.
It is an addition to the Office Mobile package and provides extensions for creating to-do lists, shopping or notes. In the functionality, it is possible to create bulleted lists, mark completed items with a checkmark, enter handwritten notes by touch pressing or a digital pen, and add graphic pictures. An important advantage of the utility is the work of the mobile version with OneDrive for storing all the edits of notes, viewing or editing them. A clear Russian-language interface and free distribution will be pleasant pluses in working with this convenient program.
After scanning a document, you can open the document in Word to edit it. The method depends on which version of Office is installed on your computer.
Scan a document as a PDF file and edit it in Word
Advice: The conversion is best for documents that are mostly text.
Scan the document according to the instructions for the scanner and save it to your computer as a PDF file.
In Word, open the menu file > Open.
Browse to the folder of the PDF file on your computer and click the button Open.
A message will appear stating that Word is converting the PDF file into an editable Word document. Click the button OK.
There may not be a complete page-by-page match between the converted document and the original. For example, line breaks and page breaks may be in other places. For more information, see Opening PDFs in Word.
additional information
The "from scanner or camera" option for scanning documents and images is not available in Word 2010. Instead, you can scan your document using a scanner and save the file to your computer.
Microsoft Office Document Imaging has been removed from Office 2010, but you can install it on your computer using one of the options described in Install the MODI application for use with Microsoft Office 2010 .
Before proceeding
Open Microsoft Office Document Imaging by searching for in the Windows Start Menu.
On the menu File select a team Open.
Find the scanned document and click the button Open.
After starting Microsoft Office Document Imaging, press CTRL+A to select the entire document, and then press CTRL+C.
Launch Microsoft Word.
On the tab File press the button Create.
Double click an element new document.
Press CTRL+V to paste the contents of the scanned document into a new file.
The "from scanner or camera" option for scanning documents and images is not available in Microsoft Office Word 2007. Instead, you can scan a document using a scanner and save the file to your computer.
Step 1: Install Microsoft Office Document Imaging
Close all programs.
Advice: We recommend that you print this section before you exit all programs.
Open the Control Panel: Right-click the Windows Start button and select Control Panel or type in the Windows search box control panel element .
On the control panels click Programs, and then - Programs and Features.
Right-click the name of the installed version of Microsoft Office, or right-click Microsoft Office Word 2007(depending on whether Word is installed as part of Office or as a standalone program), and then click change.
Select Add or remove components, and then click the button Continue.
In chapter Installation Options click the plus sign (+) next to the component Office Tools.
Click the arrow next to the component Microsoft Office Document Imaging, select an option Run everything from my computer, and then click the button Continue.
Step 2: Create a document that can be modified.
Scan the document following the instructions for the scanner.
Before proceeding Convert the file created by the scanner to TIFF format. You can convert the file with Paint or another program.
You now have a document that you can edit. Don't forget to save the new file so you don't lose your changes.
1. Select one PDF file or image file for OCR.
2. Press the button recognize.
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1. Select one ZIP file containing images for recognition. Only 20 files can be recognized at the same time.
2. Press the button recognize.
3. The file is sent to our server and recognition starts immediately.
4. The speed of recognition depends on the size of the file, the speed of your Internet connection and the resources available on our servers.
5. When recognition is completed, the file returns to the same browser window (do not close your browser).
6. If recognition is not possible, the reason will be indicated in red.
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- To convert MS Word (DOC DOCX) to PDF, use the Word to PDF link.
- To convert RTF ODT MHT HTM HTML TXT FB2 DOT DOTX XLS XLSX XLSB ODS XLT XLTX PPT PPTX PPS PPSX ODP POT POTX to PDF, use the Other Documents to PDF link.
- To convert JPG JPEG PNG BMP GIF TIF TIFF to PDF, use the Image to PDF link.
- To extract text from a PDF document, use the PDF to TXT link.
- To convert DOC DOCX RTF ODT MHT HTM HTML TXT FB2 DOT DOTX to DOC DOCX DOT ODT RTF TXT or XLS XLSX XLSB XLT XLTX ODS to XLS XLSX or PPT PPTX PPS PPSX ODP POT POTX to PPT PPTX PPS PPSX JPG TIF PNG GIF BMP use the link Other formats .
- To convert DOC DOCX DOT DOTX RTF ODT MHT HTM HTML TXT to FB2, use the Documents to FB2 link.
- To convert JPG JPEG JFIF PNG BMP GIF TIF ICO to other formats, use the Convert image link.
- To convert PDF to MS Word (DOC, DOCX), use the Convert PDF to Word link.
- To convert PDF to JPG, use the Convert PDF to JPG link.
- To convert DJVU to PDF, use the Convert DJVU to PDF link.
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