Turn PDFs and scans into clean text, even tricky layouts
Free alternative to Mistral OCR
- Skill level
- Some setupYou'll paste a command or install an add-on. Our guides walk you through it.
- How you use it
- Command-line tool
- Cost & license
- Free, even for businessApache-2.0
- Stars & last update
- ★ 19,814Updates have slowed · 25 Mar 2026
- Health
- FairNo updates for over 6 months · Clear open-source license · Large community · Around for over a year
- Try before installing
- Has a free online demo
Best free OCR tools to read text from scans and screenshotsBest free tools to turn documents into AI-ready text
Setup, requirements and trust checks
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