How do I OCR a PDF on a Mac? As I recall, OCR â Optical Character Recognition â software is usually included with scanners. You buy a scanner, you download the free software from the companyâs site, you scan a document in with the scanner, and the OCR software scans the document to tell you what it says. In your case ⊠? Youâd need to print out the document ⊠then scan it back in âŠ
What type and quality of scanning software? Most good scanners can be used with Windows’s standard photo software; most don't need special programs, but the software ? May vary; most likely the program is called Photoed which is widely available a. If you use Windows 7, the best one for OS X is Cool Scan or Coolidge. However, if you use Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, or 10, Cool Scan or Coolidge may also be good options. If you’ve bought a new scanner, the easiest way to learn if it will work with OS X, but you can test it out yourself as well. The easiest to use way is to make copies of yourself from photos and run it in Cool Scan or Coolidge to see if it correctly finds and reads the copy, if not, you can't blame it on the software. If my scanner, or any.