On the recordRead 10 Oct 202616 facts
WatchOCR
Plans and prices
WatchOCR
Free
OCR server for PDFs
Read 10 Oct 2026 · watchocr.com
On the record
- Barcode feature
- Its barcode feature can rename files and place them in a directory structure based on barcode information.watchocr.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The site offers a preconfigured LiveCD and Ubuntu .deb packages.watchocr.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- File upload
- Individual files can also be uploaded through the web interface for OCR processing.watchocr.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Folder permissions
- Configured folder paths must be readable and writable by the www-data user.watchocr.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Supported inputs
- bothwatchocr.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Installation dependency
- Installing the listed .deb packages requires the Ubuntu lucid partner repository because sun-java6-jdk is not in the default repositories.watchocr.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- License
- The site says that unless otherwise specified, the software is under the GNU General Public License and may be copied, modified, and redistributed subject to the same license for recipients.watchocr.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Network use
- The LiveCD provides a network shared folder that workstations can map using Windows Explorer.watchocr.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- OCR engines
- The site says WatchOCR uses Cuneiform and ExactImage.watchocr.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Package status
- The download page lists Ubuntu .deb packages at v0.7.2 and says the web interface package is optional for remote administration.watchocr.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Primary platform
- bothwatchocr.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- WatchOCR is a free OCR server for PDFs that converts image only PDFs and TIFFs into text searchable PDFs.watchocr.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Release status
- The download page calls v0.8 an early beta that may have major bugs and says its LiveCD uses Knoppix 6.4.4.watchocr.com · read 10 Oct 2026
- Searchable PDF
- Yeswatchocr.com · read 22 Sep 2026
- Watched folders
- The web interface can configure the server to monitor watched folders for newly scanned PDFs to convert.watchocr.com · read 10 Oct 2026
