Scan text in an instant, and translate it into 70 languages, with this smart scanning pen. Photo: Cult of Mac Deals When you need to scan a line of text, or even whole paragraphs, the pen-shaped ...

We list the best OCR software, to make it simple and easy to scan and save your files as a digital archive. The best OCR software can convert any scanned document or image into readable text with ...

T he IRIScan Book 7 ($169) is a hand-operated wand scanner that’s small enough to bring with you almost anywhere. You could use it to scan printed words and images, whether they’re in books, magazines ...

In the relentless quest for a truly paperless workspace, our smartphones have become the new file cabinets. The mobile scanning application is now a critical piece of software, tasked with turning ...

Gboard for Android is beginning to roll out a rather nifty “Scan Text” optical character recognition (OCR) tool. Scan Text appears in the grid of Gboard capabilities and can be dragged to the toolbar ...

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The popular Scanner Pro iOS app from Readdle is out with a notable update. It brings a really useful automated OCR feature, a fresh modern design including a new list view and sorting options, as well ...

Scanning apps have become a big category on iOS. There are a lot of great options and the quality and diversity of the category creates a healthy competitive atmosphere that means frequent updates and ...

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