We’ve previously shared 2 online services which allows users to extract text from images and convert them into editable documents, without the need of retyping them. A similar utility is here for Mac OS X which performs the same task but is not cloud based.
PDF OCR X is a simple drag-and-drop utility for Mac OS X, that converts your PDFs and images into text documents or searchable PDF files. It uses advanced OCR (optical character recognition) technology to extract the text of the PDF even if that text is contained in an image. It lets you choose the desired input and output settings.
- Simple drag-and-drop utility for Mac OS X
- Supports over 20 languages
- Also works with images such as GIF, JPEG, TIF, BMP, PSD, PNG, and more
Note: The free version is limited to single-page images and PDFs.
