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[CLOSED] AppleVis Birthday Giveaway: Prizmo 3 - Scanning, OCR & Speech for Mac

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, July 27, 2015
… one of 5 promo codes for the Mac app [Prizmo 3 - Scanning, OCR & … ://www.applevis.com/apps/mac/productivity/prizmo-3-scanning-ocr-speech). This application usually sells for US$49.99. ###About Prizmo 3 - Scanning, OCR & Speech > Prizmo 3 is a scanning application with …

best OCR app for IPhone 5 for a totally blind person?

Forum Topic by lovable rogue on Tuesday, December 31, 2013
… Therefore, I would like to ask your opinion on the best OCR app for a totally blind person with iPhone 5. Do you need … best results with TextGrabber. It does seem that the "best OCR app" is subjective and everyone has his or her favorite. … For me, it is TextGrabber. The one certainty with OCR apps is it will come down to the quality of the picture. …

What is your favorite free or low cost OCR solution?

Forum Topic by Larry Thacker Jr. on Tuesday, June 28, 2016
… What would people recommend as an alternative solution for OCR? … I tried several OCR apps, but none of them worked for me. The KNFB Reader is … strange that there is no trial version. … I own various OCR solutions that each have some useful points. Prizmo is …

Free OCR App Voice – MASSIVE Update after 2 years

Forum Topic by Shalin Shah on Friday, June 14, 2019
… Hey guys! MASSIVE Update to the Free OCR App Voice. For those of you guys who don't know me or … the summary. Four years ago, when I was 15, I built an OCR app called Voice. I made it completely free, posted lots … mode, and image autocorrection, etc. to offer the best OCR reader experience to you guys for free (compared to very …

OCR and Bar Codes, and Object ID

Forum Topic by DPinWI on Tuesday, July 12, 2011
… even EyeNote. It's fast and accurate. I haven't found any OCR that even gets close, unless all I want to know is if …

My OCR screen reader app FishScreenReader has been updated to 2.0!

Forum Topic by Jinyu Meng on Friday, August 6, 2021
… FishScreenReader is an OCR screen-reader app. It can help you to use apps that … it for you. I have added more voice options and offline OCR to the app this week. Now you can choose which voice to use and adjust its speed. Offline OCR gives you more privacy and better result if you have a …

Introducing Voice OCR 6.0: Massive update with revolutionary new features.

Forum Topic by Shalin Shah on Wednesday, January 13, 2021
… ent-reader/id903772588](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/voice-ocr-document-reader/id903772588). My goal with Voice was to … that I'm really excited to share with you today. - Voice’s OCR engine is perhaps one of the best in the world. You don't … the button labeled “Next. Button.” and Voice will perform OCR on your image and read it aloud. - You can also control …

OCR software and flat bed scanner recommendations for mac

Forum Topic by JimInTexas on Sunday, April 9, 2023
… drivers and it seems to be working. I am looking for some ocr software that works well with mac and voiceover. … here might have a suggestion. … In my experience, the best OCR software on macOS right now is Prizmo. the basic package … in .jpg The professional package for $100 also includes OCR but since I already owned Prizmo when I bought Vuescan, I …

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 …

Introducing Voice OCR 5.0 – Crafted from scratch with cutting-edge technology

Forum Topic by Shalin Shah on Friday, September 4, 2020
… UC Berkeley. I am the developer of the application Voice OCR Document Reader on the iOS App Store (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/voice-ocr-document-reader/id903772588). My journey with the … of Voice. At the time, Voice was the only 100% free OCR application built with VoiceOver. However, I was just …

The Blindsight Corporation Releases New OCR App

Blog Post by Michael Hansen on Sunday, July 15, 2012
… Those looking for an accessible OCR app for their iDevices may very well be in luck.  Text …

OCR

Forum Topic by John Holcomb II on Monday, March 9, 2015

Cannot download additional OCR languages on Windows 11 Single-Language Edition

Forum Topic by Enes Deniz on Monday, December 2, 2024
… I use NVDA and need OCR functionality but I can't even select that one single …

Testing new object recognition app that uses iOS built in OCR functionality

Forum Topic by Michael Doise on Monday, June 1, 2020
… called Perspective AI. This app will use Apple's built in OCR functions to detect objects and read text. The app is in … given some of the best results that I have ever seen in an OCR app. The app is completely offline, and does not require …

Major update to Voice: OCR Document Reader in the works; any other accessibility app requests?

Forum Topic by Shalin Shah on Tuesday, May 5, 2020
… Hey guys, I'm Shalin, the creator of the app Voice–OCR Document Reader on the iOS App Store (https://apps.apple.com/us/app/voice-ocr-document-reader/id903772588). The point of Voice was … it a few months back (https://www.applevis.com/forum/free-ocr-app-voice-massive-update-after-2-years). Quarantine has …

Just made an OCR screen reader app making it possible for you to use apps can’t be used before.

Forum Topic by Jinyu Meng on Thursday, August 20, 2020
… read any text from it. Therefore I made this app using OCR to identify texts on the screen and point your mouse to … of the whole screen or the top window, and send it to the OCR service you choose. It will generate a text grid from the … use with voiceover. He asked me if I can make an app using OCR to recognize the text from these apps. He had already …

Free New OCR App called Voice, feedback appreciated

Forum Topic by Shalin Shah on Sunday, April 12, 2015
… a high school student and app developer and I created an OCR application called Voice that I plan to keep free forever … full-blown, i mean being able to save and manipulate the ocr result and maybe adding additional languages? you have at … a german text? Do you plan to add German or more as an OCR and speak language? I switched on the automatic mode but …

OCR App Voice – Another Update (Version 4.1)

Forum Topic by Shalin Shah on Wednesday, June 19, 2019
… do all the reading. 3. Automatic language detection! The OCR will automatically find and detect the language of your …

OCR application similar to ZoomReader...

Forum Topic by Rocco on Wednesday, June 29, 2011
… Hope this helps. … I've tried a handful of so called OCR programs and yet to find a really good one. Most if not … read. The SayText for being free does as good as any other OCR programs I've tried. So that is why I think its the … resolution is why we don't have a good and clear why to OCR a page. I know this didn't help out but just thought I …

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 …

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