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Very good
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"Works OK,but CNET download spams with 7 crappy programs"
Version: FreeOCR 4.2
Pros
Works OK, used it from image in pdf to word.
* Works in various languages, including dutch (listed under nld)
* Does not recognize all the characters, provides no formatting, nor reproduces fonts or sizes. But gets a reasonable job done for just text, and with some manual corrections (auto spelling corrections and find/replace in Word) a presentable text was available.Cons
The download comes with crappy applications or add ons such as toolbars, search tools and so on. These apps are installed without my consent, unnoticed and aggressively take over my browser and some other tools.
7 things i needed to uninstall, and that took me way longer than installing the actual OCR tool.
CNET: DON'T pull these stunts, it totally spoils your quality and I will think twice about downloading from your site again!Summary
OK tool if you really need an OCR tool, but you have to watch, manage and repair the download and installation.
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"Not worth the money"
Version: FreeOCR 4.2
Pros
Does recognise some letters
Cons
OCR recognition efficiency very poor, with the end result full or errors and no formatting.
Summary
Don't bother to download and install.
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"malware in the download!"
Version: FreeOCR 4.2
Pros
did not work, broken link...
Cons
the OCR program never downloaded, broken link, but my browser was hi-jacked by some iclaro-search took, took me forever to figure that out! I am never downloading anything from CNet again!
Summary
malware in the download!
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"Incredibly Awesome."
Version: FreeOCR 4.2
Pros
Recognize at least 99% of text. At least in my experience.
Cons
None. I couldn't find anything wrong or that bothered me.
Summary
Way better than other versions. Has made my life a lot easier and I finish a lot faster.
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"Fills a Basic Need"
Version: FreeOCR 4.2
Pros
Quick
Low overhead
Good OCRCons
No formatting
Summary
Use it often
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"Did not load pdf"
Version: FreeOCR 4.2
Pros
Easy to install
Cons
Did not work
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"A doddle to use and easy to navigate"
Version: FreeOCR 4.2
Pros
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Cons
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Summary
I haven't really given this a "good go" to find out much about the pros and cons and have only used it a few times.
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"Frustrating."
Version: FreeOCR 4.2
Pros
Don't know. Can't install where I want it.
Cons
There is no where to tell the software where to install itself. It automatically goes to the wrong place. There is no way to contact customer support.
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"Some Big improvements"
Version: FreeOCR 4.2
Pros
Easier to use
Cons
Decoding still doesn't hold formatting
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"It does the job."
Version: FreeOCR 4.2
Pros
This utility works better than I expected.
Cons
Not perfect. I had to change a few letters and words.
Summary
I didn't expect this program to recognize printed characters as well as it does. Nice, especially for the price.
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