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24 alternatives to Laconic

App to scan a paper book to save quotes and organize summary

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

1
Voicenotes▲1,485
AI note-taker that's truly intelligent
2024 · voicenotes.com · its alternatives →
2
Postepic 2.0▲133
Capture quotes from books and turn them into images with OCR
2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Quotely▲165
Scan & save quotes
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
4
TalkNotes▲854
Turn your thoughts into actionable notes, fast
2023 · talknotes.io · its alternatives →
5
Adobe Scan▲498
Adobe's free scan app with text recognition superpowers
2017 · adobe.com · its alternatives →
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Booky – app to organize notes from books you read▲40
Hi folks, I've launched "Booky" - app for organizing notes from books you read. App Store: https://apps.apple.com/pl/app/booky-organize-books-notes/id1492092565 With the app you can: 1. Snap picture of the book while you're reading it 2. Quickly highlight your favorite quotes 3. Sync your book shelf with Goodreads 4. Search in the notes you scanned Promo video: https://www.dropbox.com/s/lfnwb8cvi5oyfd9/preview.mov?dl=0 Those features are similar to what you might find in ebooks apps but the app enables you to do that with physical books.…
2019 · its alternatives →
7
PDFify▲230
Free macOS text recognition, PDF composition & compression
2018 · pdfify.app · its alternatives →
8
Omnipilot▲242
Autocomplete and in-context generation everywhere on macOS
2024 · omnipilot.ai · its alternatives →
9
Commonplace Book App▲78
Digitally record quotes and book notes
2017 · its alternatives →
10
Freeleo▲88
Quickly create quotes for your freelance projects.
2022 · its alternatives →
11
Gooba▲155
A free note-taking app for iPhone & iPad 📝
2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
Manuscripts.app▲87
For academics who have outgrown the spreadsheet tracker
May 2026 · manuscripts-app.com · its alternatives →
13
ABBYY Fine Scanner 5▲122
Scan and recognize multipage documents in PDF or JPG
2015 · pdf.abbyy.com · its alternatives →
14
Quotes▲163
Local-first, Mac-native quotes management and revisiting app
2025 · thequotes.tools · its alternatives →
15
Snipit - Ultimate OCR app for Mac▲131
Effortless image to text conversion for Mac
2024 · getsnipit.com · its alternatives →
16
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 →
17
Pasteline▲142
Add your notes, links, and ideas in seconds
2021 · tapteek.com · its alternatives →
18
ReadBit▲122
Read wisely & save time with text-to-speech audiobook reader
2021 · readbit.app · its alternatives →
19
PaperClip▲98
Memorize details from papers in machine learning and AI
2023 · paperclipapp.xyz · its alternatives →
20
BooksAI▲87
Book summaries from the click of your camera
2023 · booksai.app · its alternatives →
21
Quote Block▲102
Extract text from books/screenshots, make notes, learn ..
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
22
Book Bits▲66
Never have to write down quotes again!
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
SpeakNotes▲71
AI powered voice note transcriber & summarizer
2023 · speaknotes.io · its alternatives →
24
QuoteKeeper▲74
An app to organise your favorite quotes
2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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