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24 alternatives to FishScreenReader

OCR screen reader for visually-impaired people.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. FishScreenReader launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   I wrote a free Mac app to OCR any text on screen▲321

   Get any text on your screen into your clipboard. Contribute to schappim/macOCR development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   TextSniper▲204

   Capture any text from your Mac's screen

   2020 · textsniper.app · its alternatives →

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   OwlOCR 4.0▲261

   Near instant text recognition for Mac!

   2020 · owlocr.com · its alternatives →

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   Help Me Read This▲71

   App for seniors to scan and read printed text out loud.

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Text Capture▲96

   Simple & convenient OCR tool for macOS

   2024 · textcapture.app · its alternatives →

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   Open Scanner, an open-source document scanning app for iPhone▲264

   Fast, reliable, and free document scanner app for iPhone - pencilresearch/OpenScanner

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   KNFB Reader App▲62

   Text to audio converter camera app for visually impaired

   2014 · knfbreader.com · its alternatives →

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   Snipit - Ultimate OCR app for Mac▲131

   Effortless image to text conversion for Mac

   2024 · getsnipit.com · its alternatives →

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   Copyfish – Extract text from images, videos or PDF▲292

   Download Copyfish for Firefox. Do you need to extract text from images, videos or PDF? If yes, then the Copyfish free OCR software is for you. Until now, your only option was to retype the text. Copyfish is so much faster and more fun. It can do desktop screenshots and OCR, too.

   2017 · addons.mozilla.org · its alternatives →

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    Voice - An iOS App that lets blind people read▲57

    2014 · shalinshah.me · its alternatives →

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    Find It▲141

    Search physical documents using your phone's camera 🔎

    2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    Text Grab▲74

    Copy any text you see on screen

    2021 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

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    Google Lookout▲125

    An app that identifies objects for the visually impaired

    2019 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

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    ocrX Image to Text▲125

    Scan and extract text from images on iPhone, iPad & Mac

    2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    ScreenOCR for iOS and Android▲6

    A text scanner for Your iOS and Android phone

    2020 · easyscreenocr.com · its alternatives →

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    PixelRead AI OCR▲74

    Capture, translate, and understand any text on your Mac

    Aug 2026 · appunbound.com · its alternatives →

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    Sight▲70

    Screenshot to save articles. Why share when you can OCR?

    2014 · its alternatives →

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    Reader Vision▲66

    Read dimly lit menus with ease

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    OwlOCR 1.0▲71

    Snappy, secure, on-device OCR for MacOS

    2020 · owlocr.com · its alternatives →

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    Snapshelf▲112

    OCR scanner

    2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    LensOCR▲71

    Extract Text & Image

    2021 · lensocr.app · its alternatives →

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    docWind▲73

    An easy to use document scanner

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Talkie OCR – iOS app that scan books and read text aloud▲20

    Download Talkie OCR - Image to Speech by MRAD CHAMS EDDINE on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like Talkie OCR -…

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    OwlOCR 5▲99

    Snappy and accurate text recognition for macOS

    2022 · owlocr.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →