OCR software for Mac?

[bocomo]

anyone know of cheap OCR software for macs? i miss the abbyy finereader sprint for the pc that came bundled with my scanner. i really don't want to go use my pc to scan a bunch of stuff. all i have seen is big ol' professional OCR software for hundres of dollars. help!

 

[bigandy]

What about ReadIris?

I don't know of any cheaper than that.

 

[bousozoku]

You can generally get OmniPageSE OCR when you buy scanners or all-in-one machines. You might be able to get the $149.99 upgrade, which could still save you some money, plus you'd have new equipment.

 

[JacquesP]

There are now more in the app store

There are now some more in the App store, OCRKit got some good reviews: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ocrkit/id410309628?mt=12 http://ocrkit.com

 

[jlc1978]

anyone know of cheap OCR software for macs? i miss the abbyy finereader sprint for the pc that came bundled with my scanner. i really don't want to go use my pc to scan a bunch of stuff. all i have seen is big ol' professional OCR software for hundres of dollars. help!

Check out vuescan:

Inexpensive and does a lot of things besides OCR. I've used for years, first on the PC and now my macs. Great, responsive developer with regular updates.

http://www.hamrick.com

 

[And1ss]

http://finereader.abbyy.com/finereader_for_mac/ is another alternative.