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OnlineOCR.net vs PaddleOCR: catalog facts
OnlineOCR.net	PaddleOCR
Freemium Guest conversion is free with limits; registration provides additional capacity.	Free Free and open source under the Apache licence.
Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
Recognizes text in images and scanned PDFs Supports multiple recognition languages	Parses layout, tables and formulas, not just lines of text Outputs JSON and Markdown ready for downstream processing
Guest uploads are limited to 15 MB Guest users can convert five files per hour	Built on the PaddlePaddle framework, which is a large dependency Much of the documentation and community is in Chinese
Web application, Hosted service	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Needs internet	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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