GoOCR

make your life easier

Free

Description

GoOCR transforms any mobile device into a portable OCR (Optical Character Recognition) scanner. This tool facilitates the conversion of written or printed text from various sources, such as images or PDF files, into editable digital text. It leverages Google Drive’s powerful OCR technology to detect and extract text with a high level of accuracy, typically around 90%, and also supports handwriting detection. By reducing the time spent on manual typing, GoOCR helps improve productivity and simplifies the task of digitizing documents.

The application is designed for ease of use across multiple devices, including mobile phones, tablets, and laptops, requiring only a web browser. It supports over 230 languages, making it versatile for users dealing with multilingual documents. GoOCR is offered as a free service and does not require user registration to get started, making it an accessible tool for various text conversion needs.

Key Features

Digitize Documents: Convert scanned documents or photos into editable digital text for free, with no login required.
High Accuracy: Achieves text recognition accuracy of around 80-90%, including handwriting detection.
GoOCR Web: Allows users to convert files from their mobile device and access the editable text on their PC.
Language Support: Capable of detecting text in over 230 languages, accommodating a diverse range of documents.
Any Devices: Accessible on various platforms such as mobile phones, tablets, and laptops through a web browser.
Improve Efficiency: Minimizes manual retyping efforts, saving significant time and enhancing productivity.
Handwriting Detection: Converts handwritten documents into editable plain text.

Use Cases

Converting PDF documents into editable text.
Extracting text from images and photographs.
Digitizing handwritten notes and documents.
Preserving historical documents in an editable digital format.
Copying text from printed books or articles.
Scanning and converting documents on-the-go using a mobile device.
Extracting text from real-life images with varying complexity.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why am I unable to open the GoOCR App and receive an error 'Sorry, unable to open the file at this time'?

This issue may occur if you are signed in to multiple Google accounts on your browser. To resolve this, try using Guest mode, Incognito mode, or Private mode in your browser. Alternatively, sign out of all your Google accounts and then sign back into just one account.