Andre Yoskowitz
22 Jun 2010 13:49
Google has begun offering free OCR software with their Google Docs online productivity suite, giving users a chance to convert PDFs or images into editable text.
Google demoed the image-to-text conversion last year but it appears it is finally ready for prime time.
When uploading files to Google Docs, you will now be given the option to turn PDFs or JPEG image files into an editable text copy, using the Google OCR algorithm.
GoogleSystem says the results are not great yet, but the system will certainly prove to cut down time on making a text copy of a large image or PDF.
Try it out here: Google Docs OCR conversion