The best OCR software can convert any scanned document or image into readable text with pinpoint accuracy. It comes in handy when you want to digitize a document or image without going through the ...

Despite backing up, managing and sending digital data on a daily basis, companies in the past still used a lot of printed materials. Business cards, checks, photos, ID cards and different types of ...

Windows only: Your scanner probably came with OCR software. Chances are, though, it's both awkward and space-hogging. FreeOCR is an slim, efficient app that has just four main buttons, and performs ...

Scanning receipts while you travel, notes on a whiteboard, or sketches on an envelope can be easy. The best apps for the job take a snapshot, can do text recognition, save your scan to the cloud for ...

Document scanning software allows you to draw information from documents in all forms in the easiest way possible without sacrificing accuracy. You can then use scanned data anywhere you want with no ...

Abbyy FineScanner is a heavy-duty OCR engine stuffed into a compact and mobile package. It doesn't offer niche scanning needs such as receipts, but then, it doesn't promise to either. If you're ...

Special attention was given to each platform’s receipt scanning functionality — including ease of use, OCR accuracy, and how well the software integrates with popular accounting systems. Most mobile ...

So I have a law firm client with an HP 5590 scanner with document feeder. They routinely scan 30-40 page documents as PDFs. The hardware works fine and the document feeder is robust, but I have four ...

This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a list of the best technology products to buy. Read the full article at TheWirecutter.com. After spending more than 70 hours researching nearly ...

For nearly a decade, Bill focused on printer and scanner technology and reviews for PCMag, and wrote about computer technology since well before the advent of the internet. He authored or co-authored ...