OCR apps that actually get it done?
F-Droid Forum [Unofficial]
May 11, 2026
Hi,
So, I did a few tests. Hum… I think Paddle is doing better with punctuation and such. However, it “makes up” some letters here and there as well. I would say… if I had to pick one, I would go with Paddle, but still seems to have a hard time extracting the text perfectly.
I would maybe suggest having the option to improve line breaks? Like… either disable those entirely, or (if possible) try a “best case” approach. If there is no punctuation at the end of a line, assume that the next line is a part of the same text block, with larger white spaces being considered as “breaks” themselves.
I think the app has great potential and Paddle as an alternative is very welcome, I ask though, is it using the “best” addon thing? Or for Paddle there is no difference?
Thanks!
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