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From: Abandoned Trolley <fred@fred-smith.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: OCR image to text
Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2024 16:42:52 +0100
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On 23/07/2024 12:15, Geoff Realname wrote:
> On 14/07/2024 01:49, Bill Powell wrote:
>> I have a series of one-page images that are really images and not text 
>> even
>> though they look like they're just a page of simple text in the same 
>> font.
>>
>> Is there a way to easily OCR a PDF to actual text on Windows for free?
> 
> Late to the party here, but what about FreeOCR?
> http://www.paperfile.net/index.html
> It's a bit ancient, but it certainly works well for my needs. Also, 
> though I haven't tried it, IrfanView includes OCR capabilities
> https://www.irfanview.com/


As I said about a week ago, theres no clear explanation from the OP of 
what he has and what he wants.