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<p>I'm looking to OCR multiple pages such as chapters of books,
handouts, etc. Once I have them as text, I'll have the option to
use speech or load them onto my braille display. I use the
context menu > convenient OCR on PDFs all the time, but I
forgot about the OCR layer option to scan. That only works for
single page, correct? I've never used Seeing AI so thanks for
mentioning. I'll look into it.</p>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 6/21/2025 10:30 PM, Andy via
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several things: how much mail you have, and if you intend to
save the OCRed text for future use. I've found Seeing AI's
document reader to work well. Enable Document Detection, scan
the document, and save it if needed.</div>
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[NJTechDiv] OpenBook<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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depends on what you're trying to do. Most people
seem to be using JAWS's OCR features. In general,
JAWS's OCR features have just about replaced
OpenBook. <o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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think the initial rationale behind incorporating
OCR into JAWS was to give users seamless access to
inaccessible PDF documents, inaccessible dialogs,
etc. From there, it evolved into a pretty stable
and workable solution. You can OCR documents, scan
documents and Word files and PDFs, etc. For bulk
scanning and reading for physical documents,
people seem to be using the PEARL camera. I have
no experience with PEARL.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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class=""><span
style="font-family: "Times New Roman", serif;" class="">At one
point maybe a year ago, Freedom Scientific was
selling OpenBook licenses for somewhere around
$50. When I asked them about abandonment, no one
gave me a clear answer. I strongly suspect it has
indeed been abandoned. There is a similar product
on the market, Kurzweil 1000. I'm not sure of the
status of Kurzweil.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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are you trying to do, though? I'm finding that Be
My Eyes and Seeing AI are sufficient for OCRing
physical documents.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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Does anyone know if OpenBook has been abandoned?
The last version I can find on FS website looks
to be from 2018. If OpenBook is no longer cool,
tell me what is so I can get with the times!<br
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