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

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