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What are the best OCR (Optical Character Recognition) apps for Android?
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Best OCR (Optical Character Recognition) apps for Android
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Google Translate
Free
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Aug 24, 2023
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Text Fairy (OCR Text Scanner)
Free
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Aug 13, 2023
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Cam Scanner
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Apr 29, 2022
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Office Lens
Free
Android, iOS
Jun 10, 2023
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Microsoft Translator
Free
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Aug 12, 2022
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Google Translate
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Google Translate
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Google Translate
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Can be used offline
After downloading the language package(s) over a connection, the app can be used offline for translations.
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No voice input offline
You can use the Camera and can type, but you cannot talk to translate if you're offline.
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CleverShulmanu's Experience
It's easy to handle
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Great text recognition in multiple languages
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Poor translation accuracy
Google Translate does well with single words, but takes a very literal approach to translating sentences.
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Two-way speech translation
When two speakers want to communicate in different languages, the app provides back-and-forth translation for both speakers (many apps work only in a single direction).
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Free
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Text Fairy (OCR Text Scanner)
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Text Fairy (OCR Text Scanner)
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Text Fairy (OCR Text Scanner)
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HappyTyche's Experience
I transformed a full book (over 100 pages) to text.
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Free
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Cam Scanner
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Cam Scanner
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Cam Scanner
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Pros
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PDF conversion
CamScanner scans documents directly into multi page PDF format.
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Pro features requires subscription
Either monthly or yearly subscriptions are available at either $4.99/month or $49.99/year.
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Scanned documents can be stored in cloud storage
Free CamScanner accounts have access to 200 MB of free storage space. 10 GB storage space is available for full version license (monthly subscription).
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Buttons are not labeled
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Balance indicator
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Free version has no OCR functionality
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Secure
This app offers password protection for scanned documents.
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OCR needs downloaded as an addon
This can be done through the app at least, but is still an extra step to take.
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Ad-less free version
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Batch scanning
CamScanner allows users to scan multiple documents at the same time.
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Office Lens
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Office Lens
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Office Lens
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4
Experiences
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Pros
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Immersive Reader
Once scanned, it reads the content aloud (optional, English only for now).
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I am impressed with the quality of the photo and can adjust the angles. It has built-in Immersive Reader feature which read aloud the content (English only for now) and wide variety of saving/sharing options
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Android, iOS
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Pro
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OCR works on handwriting too
Sort of.
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Free
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Microsoft Translator
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Microsoft Translator
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Microsoft Translator
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Free
You can download and use this app for free.
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Practical, clean user interface
The app design makes it very fast to use, with 3 options given when you open the app that will immediately let you start translating, one of them being OCR.
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Can be used offline
12 languages are supported for offline use. You have to download them first over a connection, and can access them any time.
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Free
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Image Scanner (OCR)
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Image Scanner (OCR)
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Image Scanner (OCR)
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Works offline
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Free
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AutomaText OCR
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AutomaText OCR
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AutomaText OCR
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Free
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6
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Pen to Print - Convert handwriting to text
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Pen to Print - Convert handwriting to text
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BraveChangxi's Experience
Had by far the best handwriting recognition of any app I tried on android.
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michelle brown's Experience
Very useful app. It recognises my handwriting with very negligible errors. I'm using it to convert my notes to digital text and save them for reference.
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OCR Quickly - Text Scanner
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OCR Quickly - Text Scanner
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OCR Quickly - Text Scanner
FREE
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57
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Batch OCR - Multiple Images to Text Converter
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Batch OCR - Multiple Images to Text Converter
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Batch OCR - Multiple Images to Text Converter
Free
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