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24 alternatives to Textify v5

OCR to searchable PDF, with more languages & Siri Shortcuts

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Textify v5 launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Textify▲202

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

   2020 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   PDFify▲230

   Free macOS text recognition, PDF composition & compression

   2018 · its alternatives →

3. 3TR
   Textify – Replace gibberish in AI-generated images▲49

   2023 · textify.storia.ai · its alternatives →

4. 4IM
   I made a simple PDF text editor▲327

   2020 · simpdf.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Scanlt▲103

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

   2024 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   PDFifys▲2

   All your PDF tools in one simple place

   Feb 2026 · pdfifys.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Textify▲143

   Change text in images with minimal effort and full control

   2024 · its alternatives →

8. 8TO
   Texify – OCR math images to LaTeX and Markdown▲21

   2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Fastify Tools▲2

   Free PDF & Word tools with unlimited OCR conversions.

   Feb 2026 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    PDFify

    PDFify it — because life's too short for bad formats

    Mar 2026 · its alternatives →

11. 11PC
    `pdf2searchablepdf` command-line tool to make PDF have searchable text▲40

    Easily perform OCR (Optical Character Recognition) on PDFs. `pdf2searchablepdf input.pdf` = voila! "input_searchable.pdf" is created & now has searchable text

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Textify.Digital▲2

    AI Powered Speech to Text Converter (transcribe)

    2021 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    PDF Editify▲3

    We make PDF editing fast, easy and accessible.

    2025 · pdfeditify.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    PDF OCR CLI▲12

    A tool that transforms scanned images into documents

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    SearchAblePDF▲11

    Convert Scanned PDFs to Selectable By OCR

    Jan 2026 · searchablepdf.org · its alternatives →

16. 16
    PDFify▲2

    PDFs for developeres

    2022 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Extractify▲5

    Turn messy PDFs into clean, structured data automatically

    Jan 2026 · extractifyhq.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Dexify – Free PDF & File Tool

    Convert, compress & manage files in one place

    Jan 2026 · dexifyapp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    OCRforPDF▲15

    Make PDF Searchable | Online PDF OCR Converter

    2025 · ocrforpdf.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    EasyOCR.me▲4

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

    2022 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    PDFDIT▲17

    Edit your PDFs effortlessly with AI-powered text recognition

    2025 · pdfdit.com · its alternatives →

22. 22ET
    Extract text from any pdf in the browser▲12

    2020 · textractor.app · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Image to Text Converter▲2

    Convert any image, or PDF to editable text in 2 seconds

    May 2026 · extractimagetotext.org · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Mojiscan▲1

    OCR, PDF, Sign, PDF merge, text layer

    25d ago · searchplusplus.jp · 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 →