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software to edit scanned documents

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gamemaniac Original post #1
Jul 27, 2008 at 5:59 PM
hi all,

i'm looking for a software which can help me 2 edit scanned documents.
i'm not a pro, so i prefer it to be a free ware (but if its very good, i can even think of paid S/W).
i googled but could not make out which one is good, plz recommend me some based on ur knowledge or experience.
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paid #2
Jul 27, 2008 at 6:34 PM
Best but not free Abbyy Fine Reader www.abbyy.com
dheeraj_kumar
dheeraj_kumar #3
Jul 27, 2008 at 8:59 PM
If you're looking for free and very good OCR soft, use SimpleOCR from *www.simpleocr.com/

I've been using this and has a 90% success rate on the documents. I've tried abbyy finereader before, but its paid, and its bloated, so dropped it.

I personally use simpleocr to scan documents, edit it a bit, and use cutepdf to print it to a pdf for future use.
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paroh #4
Jul 28, 2008 at 11:49 AM
ABBYY ScanTo Office
sude
sude #5
Jul 28, 2008 at 11:25 PM
@gamemaniac
HOPE u are not editing the scanned docs for some illegal works...

meanwhile.. another vote for what dheeraj suggested..
SimpleOCR from *www.simpleocr.com/

try it..

SUDE