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[Announcement] Release of Prizmo Go 2 - Instant Text OCR for iPhone

Forum Topic by rsebbe on Thursday, February 22, 2018
… app (I'm with the team). New features include a new OCR with more languages (now 23 vs. 10 previously), the … to cloud-based services (CloudOCR, translation). Built-in OCR, VoiceOver access & shooting guidance, and text-to-speech … about version 2.0: https://medium.com/@creaceed/lets-talk-ocr-6987ae05c691 App Store Link: …

Which is the best app for performing OCR of documents: Envision AI, Braigo Companion, Seeing AI or KNFB Reader?

Forum Topic by TJT 2001 on Thursday, January 25, 2018
… results with both of them, but I also know that the OCR capabilities of Envision AI and KNFB Reader are … experience, what sorts of things do the apps struggle to OCR correctly? If you have more than one OCR app installed on your iDevice, how do you decide which …

OCR apps that scan gift card codes

Forum Topic by Renita Rogers on Sunday, May 20, 2018
… not sure if there's an app for that particular use. Other Ocr. apps such as Seeing AI. might do ok. You could try the apps you have for Ocr. already. Plus, once you get the card, you just need to …

Help! folder naming has gone horribly wrong.

Forum Topic by Lee on Friday, September 7, 2018
… double tap and hold I edited the folder and renamed it to ocr. Now here is where it has got weird. Every folder I now have on my phone now says ocr, and then the name of the folder when I enter the folder. … select that folder and it would say weather. Now it says ocr, weather. I removed the two appps from the new folder and …

Iphone 7 camera

Forum Topic by Jason on Monday, December 10, 2018
… with Apps like KNFB Reader, Seeing Ai thand any other OCR apps. I'm just wondering if the camera performance makes … look less shaky. From what I’ve heard, it makes these OCR and object recognition apps work a little better. If you …

Difficulties with VoiceOver and PDFs

Forum Topic by Jeff Anderson on Monday, September 3, 2018
… Reader app; should I just get that? Or should I get an OCR reader? Thank you! … It sounds as if you are creating … were you, I would just use Seeing AI or KNFB Reader to do OCR on the original documents and then save to your iPhone. …

App Suggestion For Making A Scanned Pdf Searchable

Forum Topic by Big D on Sunday, April 15, 2018
… does a great job of making PDF documents. There is not an OCR function built into the scanner function. I have read all …

3 quick questions about iOS 12

Forum Topic by Dawn 👩🏻‍🦯 on Tuesday, September 18, 2018
… 2. If a document is scanned with the Notes app, can Vo. do OCR. on it and read the document like what can be done on … If a document is scanned with the Notes app, can Vo. do OCR. on it and read the document like what can be done on … note for say but it does not offer or perform any kind of OCR to obtain the text from it. Rather it saves that scan as …

pdf question on the mac

Forum Topic by Keenan on Monday, May 21, 2018
… can read image pdf's. … Hi, You'll probably have to get an OCR app like Prismo, or ABBYY finereader OCR. Personally, finereader is great, but it is a little … Most image PDF documents won't read without some form of OCR app. …

iPhone X users: Thoughts on the dual cameras in relation to accessible apps?

Forum Topic by Rob on Wednesday, September 19, 2018
… my own. Is there any increase of accuracy in relation to OCR apps with the better cameras. I have a 6S Plus and an … 10R is identical to the primary one on the 10S. All the OCR apps just use the main camera, I’m pretty sure. And Apple … with less interference then it stands to reason that the OCR and Recognition Apps will perform better. Two major …

anyone else having issues with Braigo?

Forum Topic by Dawn 👩🏻‍🦯 on Thursday, January 11, 2018
… out of my doc. until it's fixed & am currently using OCR., & AM WAITING ON THE DEVS TO GET BACK WITH ME. i'll post … with exactly the same message and am also now using OCR I hope you get positive answers from the help desk ASAP …

JAWS compatibility with iCloud

Forum Topic by Marty on Friday, February 16, 2018
… Anyone? … I don't remember if Version 15 has Convenient OCR or not. That's how I am navigating the iCloud window …

Is there an app to read charts? Is that even possible?

Forum Topic by Lysette Chaproniere on Monday, June 25, 2018
… does this, I’d love to hear about it. … Maybe 1 of the Ocr. apps such as Seeing Ai. do it? I've never thought about …

Envision AI has a holiday sale! 30% off all plans!

Forum Topic by Karthik Mahadevan on Friday, November 30, 2018
… … This is an app I use daily, and except for insidental OCR with Voice Dream Scanner has become my go-to for all …

Issues with the Braigo app

Forum Topic by Shashikala on Thursday, February 22, 2018
… little over a month now!! In the meantime, I've been using OCR. Let's hope/pray that it gets fixed soon!! … Hi all! I …

Will there be any KNFB Reader discounts in nearest future?

Forum Topic by Margarita on Wednesday, November 28, 2018
… handful of very comparable or even in some cases superior OCR scanner apps. Seeing AI, Prismo Go, Envision AI, Texi. … and I found that KNFB gives the best text recognition (ocr) results. I need some app to demonstrate our ability to …

Upgrading to a Newer iPhone

Forum Topic by Tina on Friday, December 14, 2018
… and XS Max should supposedly, theoretically be better for OCR stuff like KNFB Reader, Seeing AI or whatnot, although … interesting if someone could write a review comparing the OCR and image analysis performance of say an XS Max and an XR … this that suggested the second camera isn't even used for OCR. If this is the case, no point in buying a phone for the …

TouchTunes

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Carlos Taylor on Friday, January 26, 2018
… to correctly identify those labels by using it's automatic OCR feature and gave descriptions such as "possible text …

which ios native apps do you still use?

Forum Topic by LaBoheme on Friday, September 21, 2018
… then select them. And I've got apps that do other things OCR. related with my photos if needed. And to create more …

Has Text recognition been removed?

Forum Topic by Lee on Friday, June 8, 2018
… broken. I've stopped relying on IOS for that, and turn to ocr on my main computer instead. … I was trying to show a …

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