Work · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to PDFify

Free macOS text recognition, PDF composition & compression

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PDFify launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Textify▲202

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

   2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   ocrX Image to Text▲125

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

   2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   ABBYY Fine Scanner 5▲122

   Scan and recognize multipage documents in PDF or JPG

   2015 · pdf.abbyy.com · its alternatives →

4. 4CS
   Convert scanned documents into searchable PDFs▲73

   2015 · searchablepdfs.org · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Lightweight PDF▲151

   A free PDF compressor for Mac

   2019 · lightweightpdf.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   PDFpen▲110

   Full-featured PDF editor for Mac, with OCR and Word export.

   2016 · textexpander.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   DocScan▲78

   Scan or import photo to OCR it & make a pdf

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   OCR Text Detection Tool▲92

   Fast and efficient text recognition from any image and PDF

   2019 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   e-Doc▲74

   Scan and convert your pdf file into an audio book

   2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    PDF.to 3.0▲80

    PDF Converter

    2021 · pdf.to · its alternatives →

11. 11
    QuickScan - a free scanner with OCR▲3

    Create searchable PDF documents from your device's camera

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    OCR PDF▲6

    Turn scanned PDFs into searchable docs. No uploads.

    Jul 2026 · instantconvert.online · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Textify v5▲6

    OCR to searchable PDF, with more languages & Siri Shortcuts

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Live Text Scanner - PDF Writer (iOS App)▲6

    Scan and extract text from anything then format as you like!

    2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    PDF Reader Pro▲9

    Annotate, Sign, Convert, Edit PDF Documents

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Text recognition tool I missed a lot for macOS▲5

    MacOS productivity app that allows quickly capture and recognize text from your screen. Easiest to use mac OCR software for extracting text from images, PDFs, presentations, online meetings and even videos

    2020 · textsniper.app · its alternatives →

17. 17
    SearchAblePDF▲11

    Convert Scanned PDFs to Selectable By OCR

    Jan 2026 · searchablepdf.org · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Cisdem PDF Converter OCR for Mac (V6.0.0)▲5

    PDF Converter OCR, PDF Converter, OCR software

    2018 · cisdem.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    OCRforPDF▲15

    Make PDF Searchable | Online PDF OCR Converter

    2025 · ocrforpdf.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    PDFelement for Mac▲6

    Easy, Affordable, Robust PDF Editor for Mac

    2018 · pdf.wondershare.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PDF Maker - Convert & Scan▲3

    Image to PDF, Merge & Compress

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

22. 22
    PDFifys▲2

    All your PDF tools in one simple place

    Feb 2026 · pdfifys.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    EasyOCR.me▲4

    Digitize images and PDF's into text documents, easy!

    2022 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Fastify Tools▲2

    Free PDF & Word tools with unlimited OCR conversions.

    Feb 2026 · 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 →