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OCRFeeder vs Rescribe: catalog facts
OCRFeeder	Rescribe
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Linux	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Automatic layout analysis separating text from graphics Manual correction of text, boxes and paragraph styles	Tuned for historical printed books Outputs searchable PDF and plain text
Linux only Its old wiki homepage has been retired	macOS users may need to authorize the app in security settings Extra languages and scripts are a separate download
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-or-later	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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