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Alternatives to OnlineOCR

4 other tools do at least one of the 1 task OnlineOCR does. Tools with a tested score come first; the rest are ordered by how many tasks they share with OnlineOCR.

Disclosure: agathox makes some of the tools listed here. They are labelled and scored by the same method as every other tool.

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    26 tools to count, compare, cite, convert, clean up, generate and read text aloud, plus developer helpers. They run in your browser.

    Shares 1 of 1 tasks: Image to text

  • i2OCR

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    i2OCR is a free online OCR tool that extracts text from images and PDFs using AI-powered optical character recognition. Supports 128 languages.

    Shares 1 of 1 tasks: Image to text

    Free tier
    Free OCR for one image or PDF page at a time. Bulk processing needs a premium plan. No daily, file-size or page-count caps are listed.
    Signup
    The privacy page says a user can use the entire website anonymously; accounts are optional.
    OnlineOCR vs i2OCR
  • NewOCR

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    Convert scanned documents and images into editable text with our free online OCR service. No need to register or download software, simply upload your files and get started.

    Shares 1 of 1 tasks: Image to text

    Free tier
    Not stated.
    Signup
    No registration or account is required to use the service. The page says: “There's no need to register for an account or install any software, making it easy to start using our OCR service right away.”
  • OCR.space

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    Free OCR API, Online OCR and Searchable PDF (Sandwich PDF) Service. Web API to extract text from images and convert scans to searchable PDF. Free OCR software as a hosted service and as download.

    Shares 1 of 1 tasks: Image to text

    Free tier
    The free tier allows for OCR processing with a file size limit of 5MB per document. The page says: “The free tier has a file size limit of 5MB per document.”
    Signup
    No registration is required to use the online OCR service. The page says: “Our Online OCR service is free to use with no registration required.”

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