[Trainer-Talk] OCR Software Recommendations

[David Goldfield]

The built-in OCR that is preinstalled with JAWS is not bad but there is no way to customize the OCR or the presentation with the exception of specifying OCR languages.

The Pearl camera definitely has its pros and cons. I wrote a detailed blog post<https://davidgoldfield.wordpress.com/2021/08/15/my-thoughts-on-the-pearl-scanning-and-reading-camera-from-freedom-scientific/> about this camera as I purchased it last summer.

OpenBook is customizable but it's no longer being developed and parts of the software have never been modernized. I provided my own feedback about OpenBook in the above mentioned blog post

There are modern OCR packages for Windows but I haven't had an opportunity to try them.

David Goldfield,

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From: Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org<mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org>> On Behalf Of Kat Bottner via Trainer-Talk
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Subject: Re: [Trainer-Talk] OCR Software Recommendations



There is open book that you can use with the pearl camera. I hope this information is helpful.

Thanks,

Kat



> On Mar 1, 2022, at 11:35 AM, Suzanne Erb via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org<mailto:trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>> wrote:

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> Hello,

> I am looking for Windows OCR recommendations.  I have been using a Mac, but will need a Windows machine for  work use.

> Thank you.

> Suzanne

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