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24 alternatives to FP Scanner-PDF&Image to Text

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Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. FP Scanner-PDF&Image to Text launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Adobe Scan▲494

   Adobe's free scan app with text recognition superpowers

   2017 · its alternatives →

2. 2IW
   I wrote a free Mac app to OCR any text on screen▲321

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Snipit - Ultimate OCR app for Mac▲131

   Effortless image to text conversion for Mac

   2024 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   PDFify▲230

   Free macOS text recognition, PDF composition & compression

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   ocrX Image to Text▲125

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

   2024 · its alternatives →

6. 6OS
   Open Scanner, an open-source document scanning app for iPhone▲264

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Textify▲202

   macOS app to recognize text from your images/docs with OCR

   2020 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Scanlt▲103

   PDF & document scanner, ads-free, smart PDF converter

   2024 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   OCR Text Detection Tool▲92

   Fast and efficient text recognition from any image and PDF

   2019 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Text Capture▲96

    Simple & convenient OCR tool for macOS

    2024 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    OCR Scanner - Image to Text▲4

    Photo, PDF & Text to Audio

    2022 · its alternatives →

12. 12YC
    You can now cut and paste from scanned documents in Firefox▲33

    I just realized you can now open a PDF document in Firefox and select text directly from scanned images embedded in the document (so basically transparently reliable doing OCR). It is also surprisingly reliable, only sometimes mistaking a "oh" for a "zero" in a long string of numbers. I neither know when this was introduced nor who added this feature, but from the bottom of my heart: thank you, thank you, thank you, you have made my daily life a lot easier. I also haven't really explored the limits of the feature and under what conditions it starts failing, but: in my daily workflow so far,…

    2024 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    docWind▲73

    An easy to use document scanner

    2020 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    OCR Tool - Text Recognition▲5

    Image to Text Converter Pro

    2022 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Clearcan▲18

    Free document scanner. No ads, no subscriptions, no cloud.

    Jul 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    ProScan PDF Document Scanner▲2

    Finally, a pro document scanner without ads or watermarks.

    May 2026 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    FreeOCR.AI▲11

    Convert images to text free online

    2025 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    OCRMD▲14

    Convert images & pdfs to editable Markdown & LaTeX

    2025 · ocrmd.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Free Online OCR▲6

    Convert image and pdf to plain text fast

    2025 · ocrtool.net · its alternatives →

20. 20
    OCR Scanner - 132 Translator▲3

    Turn images and documents into editable text instantly

    21d ago · play.google.com · its alternatives →

21. 21IL
    I launched a super cheap and simple to use OCR tool for macOS▲24

    1. Click capture text 2. Select an area on screen with text 3. Paste the text anywhere Are there other solutions out there? Yes, the best one that I've found is Text Sniper, it $8 so I decided to learn SwiftUI and release Text Capture for $0.99. This one uses MacOS builtin Vision API under the hood so it should also improve with new macOS releases. Would love to hear your feedback!

    2024 · textcapture.app · its alternatives →

22. 22HA
    High-accuracy OCR API for receipts/invoice with easy customisation▲21

    2024 · visionparser.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    ScanText: Simple OCR▲7

    Easily convert any article to text!

    2023 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Scanner▲6

    Privacy-first document scanner. No cloud. No tracking.

    Feb 2026 · apps.apple.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 →