ocr — independent software & tools
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Glyfen
Offline OCR for Android. Search your photos by text, entirely on-device.
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mr-rao
Strip the personal data out of a document before you paste it into an AI. Converts PDF, Office, scans and email to Markdown and removes names, addresses, phone numbers, IBANs, cards and API keys. Validated, not just matched: an IBAN passes mod-97, a card passes Luhn, a protocol number stays a protocol number. Offline, deterministic, no model.
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hop
Free menu bar toolkit for macOS: Pomodoro timer, time tracker, keep-awake, system monitor, clipboard history, file converter, window manager, torrents, file archives, text recognition (OCR), color picker, keyboard lock. Swift + SwiftUI, 18 languages, no telemetry — everything stays on your Mac.
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PaddleDoc
Document OCR and Markdown extraction pipeline built on PaddleOCR, designed to feed RAG systems.
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shotik
Beautiful open-source screenshot tool for Windows with a built-in MCP server - let Claude see your screen
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PostgraduateExamPrep
A structured study management system for the 11408 postgraduate entrance exam, with progress logs, textbook notes, OCR search, and a generated dashboard.
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OpenScreenTranslate
一款由 AI 驱动的开源 macOS 菜单栏截图翻译工具，帮助你快速识别并翻译屏幕文本。使用翻译功能前，需要自行申请并配置受支持 AI 服务供应商的 API Key。
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unlimited-wiki
Local-first multi-user Markdown knowledge platform with document ingestion, OCR, AI-assisted curation, and reviewed public publishing.
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qiushi-skill
Build AI agent skills with dialectical methods and practical tools from classical materialist philosophy for clearer judgment and action
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anamra
A native macOS capture-to-outcome workspace: screenshot, OCR, voice, AI-assisted drafts, local semantic memory, and confirmable Apple exits.
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pdf2wiki
Convert technical books (native-text PDFs) into clean, chapter-split, LLM-ready Markdown — dual-pass MinerU pipeline with fidelity-preserving post-processing.
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ocr-trigger-clicker
免寫程式的 Windows 自動化工具 — 偵測螢幕文字後自動點擊與按鍵。OCR + 圖像比對雙引擎、多步驟流程、跨解析度相容。
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pypi-security-best-practices
Secure your Python supply chain with this curated list of best practices for safe package installation, vulnerability scanning, and dependency management.
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impuls
Нативная утилита для macOS у «чёлки» MacBook: Actions, буфер обмена, полка файлов, OCR, переводчик, календарь, заметки и музыка. Локально, без аккаунта и телеметрии. · Native macOS utility at the MacBook notch — local-first, no account, no telemetry.
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marginalia
Kindle Scribe handwritten notebooks -> Obsidian Markdown, with OCR and human review.
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clipfix
Snip any text on screen: even uncopyable text and math equations, and get clean text or LaTeX on your clipboard
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Learning-Assistant
错题追踪器，支持 Markdown + LaTeX 编辑、OCR 识别、PDF 导出
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Forkyz Scanner
Crossword-scanning companion app to Forkyz crossword app.
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Seeneva: smart comic reader
Fully open source smart comic book reader with the ability to use OCR and TTS.
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Kaku
Japanese OCR Dictionary
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CircleToSearch App
CircleToSearch with multi search engine support for all android
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Shots Studio
AI powered screenshots manager and organizer
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MakeACopy
Privacy-focused document scanner with OCR and PDF export
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Offline Translator
On-device translation of text, images and pdf/odt files, with TTS
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HappyTaxes
Private bookkeeping for freelancers, small business, or personal finances.
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OCR
OCR based on Tesseract 5
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FairScan – PDF Scanner
Scan a document and get a clean PDF you can save or share instantly
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OCR (Tesseract)
Optical character recognition (OCR) functionality based on Tesseract via Intents
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Image Toolbox
Edit, create & convert images with powerful AI — your all-in-one studio
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tessera
Distill large language models into small, efficient students using a custom stack featuring GPU kernels, sharded training, and high-performance inference.
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GLM-OCR-Demo
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Stampo
Screenshot, scan, and color picker for macOS, living in the notch. Mark up, pin, and collect your captures — nothing leaves your Mac.
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cna-oab-attorney-data-scraper
📊 Scrape attorney data from the OAB CNA Directory with this Python tool, collecting names, OAB numbers, and UFs efficiently and reliably.
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dots.ocr-fix-demo
🖼️ Upload images to experience accurate multilingual OCR results with the enhanced dots.ocr model and fix processor loading issues seamlessly.
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RainyOCR
A low-interruption OCR translation tool./一个低打扰的 OCR 翻译工具
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inspector-rust
Keyboard-first clipboard hyper-toolkit for power users: history, snippets, text expander, screen OCR, region screenshot, inline calculator, color picker, image recolor + ML background cutout. macOS + Windows. Native (Tauri 2 + Rust + React), local, AES-256 encrypted at rest, MIT.
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SassyMCP
One MCP server, 270 tools, replaces 75+ — files, shell, GitHub, Android, desktop vision, security & forensics, persistent memory. Smart context-saving tool loading, safe-delete guardrails, and an orphan-proof self-healing process supervisor. Works with Claude Desktop, Cursor, Windsurf, and any MCP client.
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pdfvision
CLI and TypeScript library for evidence-first PDF reading by AI agents — native text and quality signals first; targeted search, layout, rendering, and OCR when needed.
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Tesseract OCR
Optical character recognition engine — extract text from images in 100+ languages.
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tesseract.js-core
Tesseract C++ API in Pure Javascript