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#JAPANESE OCR PDF#
#JAPANESE OCR SOFTWARE#
#JAPANESE OCR MAC#

Typically we enter the scanned image file into all four, and it quickly becomes obvious which one handled it the best.

#JAPANESE OCR SOFTWARE#

読取革命 was originally developed by Panasonic and is now sold by SourceNext.Īgain, our experience is that there’s no single clear winner, and it’s difficult to predict which software will yield the best OCR results on a given image file. At a price tag of 12,980 JPY, it’s the most expensive option here. The interface and documentation are also Japanese only.

読取革命 (Yomitori Kakumei): This is the only software listed here that is specific to the Japanese language.

You load the image file into Readiris, specify the language, and then save it as a searchable PDF.

Starting at just $49, it is a relative bargain.

#JAPANESE OCR MAC#

Readiris 17: Readiris is commercial OCR software for Windows and Mac sold by IRIS, a Canon company.

Unfortunately, Google Docs makes no effort to preserve the appearance and formatting of the text, which is a major drawback compared to the other software listed here. The image is displayed at the top of the document, and the recognized text appears below it. Upload the image file to Google Drive, right click on it, and choose Open with Google Docs.

Google: This is one of the best OCR tools, and best of all it’s completely free.

To perform OCR in Adobe Acrobat, open the image file in Acrobat and choose Tools -> Scan & OCR -> Open.

Adobe Acrobat: This is an obvious choice for translators because in general you need to subscribe to Adobe Acrobat for your work anyway.

We use all of the following for Japanese OCR:

The Cloud OCR API is a REST-based Web API to extract text from images and convert scans to searchable PDF. Available as On-Premise OCR Software, too. Although there is a dedicated app for the same, the web version is usually enough to translate image Japanese to English.

#JAPANESE OCR PDF#

Performance can vary widely depending on a variety of factors, including image quality, scanning resolution, fonts used, layout, and file type (gif, png, jpg, pdf, etc.). Best free OCR API, Online OCR and Searchable PDF (Sandwich PDF) Service. EasyScreenOCR is also a free online OCR tool, which can be used to convert any image file to plain text. Our experience at Localization Ninja is that there is no single OCR software package that consistently outperforms all the others on Japanese text. After a brief overview of previous Japanese OCR research, we outline the directions of research in Japanese OCR. People on translator forums sometimes ask for recommendations on Japanese OCR (optical character recognition) software.