Publisher's Description
From File Innovations:
Convert your scanned images to text files or word documents with OCRTools; a FreeWare OCR (Optical Character Recognition) application that is completly FREE. OCRTools also offers a Royalty-Free developer toolkit that you may use to add OCR to your custom software applications. OCRTools features the ability to analyze an entire file, or manually specify text and image zones within a file output results to plain text or RTF (MS Word) formats and more. Developers can use the OCRTools API to add OCR capabilities to their custom software. If your application uses document images, the OCRTools Component is royalty-free, so there are no additional costs for distribution or runtime licenses.
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All versions:
1.4 starsout of 11 votes
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Current version:
1.4 starsout of 11 votes
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My rating:
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"Did they even test this software?"
Version: OCR Image to Ascii Utility 1.1
Pros
It's free to try.
Cons
Here is my converted text from a clean scan of Arial type at about 14 pt: The partlestothe Insurance contractarethe Insurer.the pollcyokVner.the Insured. andthebeneflclaW ThepollcyokVnerandthelnsuredmaybethesameordlHerentpersons Regardless.
Summary
TheyShouldHaveTestedTheSoftwareBeforeUploadingItHere.<g>
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"Worthless."
Version: OCR Image to Ascii Utility 1.1
Pros
Clean interface, if it worked.
Cons
Would not recognize very clear and simple text through direct selection or through scanning the whole file. Would return with "Nothing Selected" in every case.
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"Generate rubbish"
Version: OCR Image to Ascii Utility 1.1
Pros
No Pros at all.
Cons
Can't recognize the TIF which contains a well formatted text.
Summary
Total agree with the poster
Updated on Dec 11, 2008 -
"good"
Version: OCR Image to Ascii Utility 1.1
Pros
goodgood
Cons
good
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"This Is Not Freeware As Advertise!"
Version: OCR Image to Ascii Utility 1.1
Pros
Nothing as they advertise it as free and it not.
Cons
They want you to buy it. OCR Tools, a division of File Innovations, presents a state-of-the-art Optical Character Recognition desktop utility that generates ASCII text from images such as a bitmap or image file. Incorporating Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence, and trained with over 4 million font variations; our OCR utility incorporate the latest optical character recognition technology to solve all of your OCR problems. The utility is freeware. The registered version eliminates popup messages and advertising. Registered version removes popups and advertising. The asking price is $39.00 USD
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"bad"
Version: OCR Image to Ascii Utility 1.1
Pros
not working
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"This is garbage! It is classified incorrectly, this is not freeware!"
Version: OCR Image to Ascii Utility 1.1
Pros
I can't tell you if this software is good because you can't use it without purchase.
Cons
I'm very suprised that cnet allowed this software to be classified as free. I'd say its possible that the developer was deceptive in their description to downloads.com They do an outstanding job of providing quality malware free software. I use this site almost daily.
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"Rubbish"
Version: OCR Image to Ascii Utility 1.1
Pros
Simple to use.
Cons
Nothing usable comes out...
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"Does Not Work With .net 2.0"
Version: OCR Image to Ascii Utility 1.1
Pros
Never got it installed
Cons
Requires .net 1.1 and does not recognize .net 2.0. Dumped program. Would not D/L
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"It Works - Almost"
Version: OCR Image to Ascii Utility 1.1
Pros
This app does recognize text but only in a very poor way... See below
Cons
Here is an example of this program works: Input: How to Activate Wireless Security with the Windows XP Wireless Setup Wizard
You use the Windows XP Wireless Network Setup Wizard to assign encrypted network keys to all the PCs on your home wireless network. You run the wizard on each of the PCs connected to your wireless network. Follow these steps for Windows XP Service Pack 2
Output:
How to Activate Wireless Security
with the Windows xP Wireless Setup
wi za rd
4ou use the Windows xP Wireless NeMork Setup Wizard to assign encqpted network keys to all
the PCs on your home wireless network. You run the wizard on each of the PCs connected to
your wireless network. Follow these steps forWindows xP Se~ice Pack 2
Note that I ran this test by printing the above document and then scanning it using
my photo scanner. also note that I used a 24 font size for the title of the page and a 10 font size for the rest
