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OwlOCR vs Umi-OCR: catalog facts
OwlOCR	Umi-OCR
Freemium Free Core tier; Pro upgrade adds local AI OCR and batch tools.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
macOS, Command line	Windows, Linux, Command line
OCR runs on the device Searchable PDF export	Runs fully offline with a built-in OCR engine Screenshot, batch image and PDF recognition
macOS only, 13.3 or newer Local AI and batch features need Pro	No macOS build Documentation is primarily in Chinese, with English and Japanese READMEs
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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