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