Download OwlOCR 5.2.0 (Mac) – Download Free

Important text can often be found in images, non-searchable PDF files, and websites that don’t allow you to select content from certain pages. In order to extract such text, you can rely on applications that use optical character recognition.

Owl OCR is an all-in-one OCR application that lets you extract text from anywhere, supports multiple languages, and has tons of other features. It is especially suitable for batch operations, such as running text recognition on all files in a selected folder.

Fast and user-friendly OCR tool

The app is very easy to use. If you want to grab text from the screen, just press Cmd+F1 and select the capture area. Any detected text is automatically copied to the clipboard, where you can paste it anywhere you like.

Alternatively, you can import images or PDF files to work on, grab multiple screenshots in quick succession, or scan barcodes and QR codes. All these functions can also be accessed from the menu bar.

Process text and create searchable PDFs

After some text is detected, you can preview it in the main application window before pasting or exporting. Any necessary modifications can be made here, and the app also features automatic language correction.

The captured text from one or more locations can then be exported as text or searchable PDF files.

Batch capability

If you choose the Pro version, you get features to extract text from multiple files at once, use the app directly from the Finder, and capture multiple connected screenshots. In addition, post-processing tasks such as replacing certain terms with other terms can be set up and run automatically.

In short, OwlOCR is an excellent choice for all types of users. If you just need to extract some text every now and then, the free version will be perfect for you. However, if you regularly run text detection on a large number of files, the pro version can save you a lot of effort in the long run.