10 Best OCR Scanners

we’ve put together a collection of the best OCR Scanners that are currently available on the market. To help you find the perfect OCR Scanner among a wide variety of options, we constantly update our collection with new and trending models.

10 Best OCR Scanners

Based on dozens of customer reviews and ratings, the followings are the top 10 best-selling OCR Scanners:

#	Preview	Product	Price
1		Brother Wireless Document Scanner, ADS-1700W, Fast Scan Speeds, Easy-to-Use, Ideal for Home, Home…	$249.98	View Product
2		CZUR ET18 Pro Professional Document Scanner, 2nd Gen Auto-Flatten & Deskew Tech, 18MP Sony Camera,…	$525.00	View Product
3		Scanmarker Air Pen Scanner – OCR Digital Highlighter and Reader – Wireless (Black, Scanmarker Air)	$129.00	View Product
4		CZUR Shine Ultra Smart Document Scanner, USB Book Scanner with OCR Auto-Flatten & Deskew, Capture…	$199.00	View Product
5		CZUR Professional Document Scanner ET18-P, Fast Recognition Scanner, 18MP High Definition, A3 Size…	$525.00	View Product
6		WorldPenScan Go| Pen Scanner| Wireless Standalone| LCD Touchscreen| Digital Highlighter| OCR Reading…	$179.00	View Product
7		CZUR ET16-P Professional Book&Document Camera Scanner with 2nd Gen Laser Curve-Flattening Tech,…	$425.00	View Product
8		CZUR Shine500 Document Camera, 5MP Portable Document Scanner, OCR Multi-Language Recognition, USB…	$69.99	View Product
9		IRIScan Desk 6 Pro-Professional Color Document,Book Scanner,Auto-Flatten & Deskew,21MP,Capture…	$319.99	View Product
10		Acuant MCSCO800DX-ECW Medicscan OCR 800DX Duplex ID	$998.99	View Product

Top Rated OCR Scanner Reviews

Since we’ve mentioned 10 different models of OCR Scanners on the above list, it may be difficult for you to find the right one for your needs. This is why we listed the key features of each of these OCR Scanners below:

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Brother Wireless Document Scanner, ADS-1700W, Fast Scan Speeds, Easy-to-Use, Ideal for Home, Home Office or On-the-Go Professionals (ADS1700W), white

$249.98

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Product Highlights:

• COMPACT DESIGN AND FAST SCAN SPEEDS HANDLE A VARIETY OF DOCUMENTS – Scan single and double-sided, documents in a single pass at up to 25 ppm(1). Easily scan documents up to 34” long, receipts and photos using the 20-page capacity auto document feeder.
• EASY-TO-USE AND SAVES TIMES – 2.8” color Touchscreen display for one-touch scanning to preset destinations and device settings management. Auto Start Scan lets you simply drop paper into the feeder to initiate auto scanning to a predefined profile.
• COMPATIBLE WITH THE WAY YOU WORK – ADS1700W supports multiple “Scan-to” destinations: File(2), OCR(2), Email(2), Network, FTP, Cloud services(7) Mobile Devices(3) and USB flash memory drive(4) to help optimize your business process.
• VERSATILE SCANNING AND CONNECTIVITY – Wireless scanning to PC, cloud apps(7), mobile(3) and network destinations plus Micro USB 3.0 interface for local connections. Dedicated card slot easily scans business and photo ID cards.
• OPTIMIZE IMAGES AND TEXT – Enhance scans with automatic color detection/adjustment, image rotation (PC only), bleed through prevention / background removal, text enhancement, color drop. Software suite(6) includes document management and OCR software.

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CZUR ET18 Pro Professional Document Scanner, 2nd Gen Auto-Flatten & Deskew Tech, 18MP Sony Camera, Capture A3, 186 Languages OCR, Convert to PDF/Searchable PDF/Word/Tiff/Excel, Run On Windows & MacOS

$525.00

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Product Highlights:

• Patented Flattening Curved Book Page Technology: ET18 Pro applies CZUR’s latest technology to flatten the 3D curved surface after pixel transformation to complete flattening of the book page. Work with macOS 10.11 or later AND Windows XP,7,8,10.
• 18MP Sony Camera, Easy and Fast: Embedded 18MP Sony Camera and with the 1.5 S/P scanning speed, ET18 Pro can easily finish scanning a 300 page book within 10 min, which is 10 times faster than traditional scanner. Thanks to the Auto-Scan Tech, it is even easier to scan documents and books. All you need to do is just flipping pages. The foot pedal is also recommended as a way to trigger the scanner.
• A3 & A4 Applicable: ET18 Pro is friendly to both A3 & A4 Format materials, or any size smaller than A3. Perfect choice for exam papers, blueprints, magazines, catalogs, and even large books without a problem.
• Supplementary Lightning: 2 High-Quality supplementary lights are added to ET18 Pro, making it possible to scan glossy papers (recommend to turn off the overhead light, only use side lights).
• Life Free Powerful Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Software: Life-time FREE SOFTERWARE, able to read 186 languages, allowing you to edit your scanned materials right after scan (crop, adjust sharpness, contrast, thickness, etc). Any materials can be converted into EDITABLE PDF,WORD,TIFF and automatically stored. You can even use our SOFTWARE convert and edit imported document materials. For an open book, the software can automatically separate or combine the 2 open pages after scan

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Scanmarker Air Pen Scanner – OCR Digital Highlighter and Reader – Wireless (Black, Scanmarker Air)

$129.00

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Product Highlights:

• 𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗥 – Scans 3000 characters per minute. Full line of text within one second! Create summaries faster than ever before; just slide your handheld scanning pen across a line of printed text and watch it appear instantly on your screen
• 𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗦 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗩𝗘𝗥 𝟰𝟬 𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗨𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦 – Super accurate and fast multilingual OCR text scanner ideal for students and professionals. Scan directly into any computer application of your choice eg. Word or into our intuitive mobile apps
• 𝗧𝗘𝗫𝗧 𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗘𝗖𝗛 – The Scanmarker apps will read the text back to you in real-time while scanning! Aids with memorization and reading comprehension, and is an effective assistive tool for those with dyslexia or other reading difficulties
• 𝗨𝗟𝗧𝗥𝗔-𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗟𝗘 & 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗧 – Scan and edit on the go! Scanmarker Air’s ultra-portable design lets you scan wirelessly using Bluetooth, from anywhere, to a computer, smartphone or tablet. Compatible with Mac & Windows computers, plus iOS & Android devices
• 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗦𝗨𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 & 𝟭 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗧𝗬 – Have any questions or concerns? We’re here for you long after your initial purchase. Scanmarker offers free software updates and technical support 24/7 for the lifetime of your product. There are never any additional fees for using our product. We also guarantee a full one-year warranty

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CZUR Shine Ultra Smart Document Scanner, USB Book Scanner with OCR Auto-Flatten & Deskew, Capture Size A3, Compatible with Windows & Mac OS

$199.00

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Product Highlights:

• Design & Speed: Work with Windows XP,7,8,10 AND macOS 10.11 or later , macOS 10.13 or later recommended.Designed for A3&A4(11.69*16.53 & 8.27*11.75 inch) document, any objects smaller than A3 size can be scanned with Ultra-fast scanning speed, less than 1 second per page. Perfect device to scan books or papers.
• Patented Flattening Curved Book Page Technology: Shine Ultra applies CZUR’s latest technology to flatten the 3D curved surface after pixel transformation to complete flattening of the book page.
• USB Document Camera & Scanner: Work as both a document camera for remote teaching&learning compatible with ZOOM, Goole Meet, Skype and a document scanner to scan papers and convert/OCR files. Able to scan 180+ languages and convert to JPG, PDF, Searchable PDF, Word, Excel and TIFF powered by ABBYY
• High Resolution & AI Tech: CMOS 13MP (4160*3120, A4≈340 AND A3≈245 DPI) camera. Smart Paging and Auto Cropping, Combine Sides, Stamp Mode, and Multiple Color Modes
• Height Adjustable & Portable: 2-level height adjustable neck. 90 degree foldable and lightweight 4 lbs with foot pedal for convenient operation.1-year warranty is included

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CZUR Professional Document Scanner ET18-P, Fast Recognition Scanner, 18MP High Definition, A3 Size Capture, 186 Languages OCR, Patented “Laser-Based Image Flattening” Technology

$525.00

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Product Highlights:

• Patented “Laser-Based Image Flattening” Technology provides High-quality scanning results for professional use. Digitizing books without unbinding them! Work with macOS 10.11 or later AND Windows XP,7,8,10.
• Fast & High-definition: Scanning speed is up to 1.5 page/second, and Image Resolution is 18MP
• 10 LED Lights +2 Supplemental Lights providing sufficient light exposure, making scanning document shadowless, for best scanning results.
• Convert paper materials to PDF, editable Word and TIFF.Scan a wide range of documents and objects up to A3 size
• Support both Windows and Mac OS and 1 year warranty.

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WorldPenScan Go| Pen Scanner| Wireless Standalone| LCD Touchscreen| Digital Highlighter| OCR Reading Pen| Multilingual Translator| Voice Recorder| Speech & Scan to Text| Speech & Scan to Translate

$179.00

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Product Highlights:

• SCAN TO TEXT – No more typing is needed when you transcribe a document! Just scan with WorldPenScan Go and you can effortlessly extract the text from paper or screen to any computer or smartphone.
• SPEECH TO TEXT – Automatically transcribe voice into text to help you take more notes in less time. Never miss anything important in meetings and classes!
• TWO-WAY SPEECH TRANSLATION – Translations are instantly played via the built-in speaker and shown on the pen. 112 languages are supported.
• SCAN TO TRANSLATE – Scan multiple sentences at once and you will instantly get the accurate translation. It is ideal for students! 55 languages are supported.
• STANDALONE OR SCAN TO PC/SMARTPHONE – It is the most advanced portable scanner with a 2.98” LCD touchscreen. You can use it standalone anywhere—at the library, in class, at the office, or on the go—by directly checking results on the pen. You can also use it with the app and easily scan text to a PC or smartphone. Win/Mac/Android/iOS are supported. NOTE: WiFi access required. It needs to be connected to WiFi to use full features.

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CZUR ET16-P Professional Book&Document Camera Scanner with 2nd Gen Laser Curve-Flattening Tech, Perfect for Bound Documents & Books, Smart OCR for Mac and Windows

$425.00

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Product Highlights:

• Patented Flattening Curve Technology: ET16-P shoots 3 laser lines, which are harmless, to analyze the contours of an open book or bound document, calculating the page curve of the materials, finally output a flattened page.
• Easy and Fast: With the 1.5 S/P scanning speed, ET16-P can easily finish scanning a 300 page book within 10 min, which is 10 times faster than traditional scanner. Thanks to the Auto-Scan Tech, it is even easier to scan documents and books. All you need to do is just flipping pages. The foot pedal is also recommended as a way to trigger the scanner.
• A3 & A4 Applicable: ET-16 P is friendly to both A3 & A4 Format materials, or any size in between. Perfect choice for exam papers, blueprints, magazines, catalogs, and even large books without a problem.
• Supplementary Lightning: 2 High-Quality supplementary lights are added to ET16-P, making it possible to scan glossy papers (recommend to turn off the overhead light, only use side lights).
• Life Free Powerful Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Software: Life-time FREE SOFTERWARE, allowing you to edit your scanned materials right after scan (crop, adjust sharpness, contrast, thickness, etc). Any materials can be converted into EDITABLE PDF,WORD,TIFF and automatically stored. You can even use our SOFTWARE convert and edit imported document materials. For an open book, the software can automatically separate the 2 open pages after scan.

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CZUR Shine500 Document Camera, 5MP Portable Document Scanner, OCR Multi-Language Recognition, USB Doc Camera for Live Demo, Web Conferencing, Remote Teaching – Mac OS/Windows

$69.99

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Product Highlights:

• USB Document Camera: Work with macOS 10.11 or later AND Windows XP,7,8,10.Connect to a PC via a USB cable, can shoot videos, project in real time, and open a convenient way to share and communicate. Shine500 as a document camera is suitable for distance learning, online teaching, remote office meetings with Zoom, Google Meet, Skype, etc. It is the choice of teachers and students, as well as business people.
• Portable Document Scanner: Shine500 can scan documents, forms, bills, certificates, etc. smaller than or equal to A4 size (8.27*11.69 inches). Designed for portability, it is foldable at 90°and weighs 2 lbs
• Excellent Performance. Includes a 5MP Sony camera (resolution: 2592*1944) and LED lights with adjustable brightness. Shine500 has a variety of useful features such as OCR, automatic tilt correction, front and back combination, etc
• OCR Recognition: Shine500 can convert image files into word, excel, PDF and editable PDF. Support 180+ languages recognition
• Quality Guaranteed: 1 year warranty by CZUR. Shine500 has been widely used in offices, classrooms, libraries, banks, hospitals, etc

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IRIScan Desk 6 Pro-Professional Color Document,Book Scanner,Auto-Flatten & Deskew,21MP,Capture 11x17in,136 Languages OCR,Text to Speech,PDF/Search,PDF/Word/Tiff/Excel,Video Distance Learning,Win&Mac

$319.99

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Product Highlights:

• Ideal for use in home, office or while traveling: truly portable design USB powered Digitize any documents, books or encyclopedia thanks to AI flatten curve technology! Then convert, edit and share content remotely!
• Powerful camera lens of up to 21 MP along with built in mic to catch any details, create and record Youtube tutorial or unboxing video at up to 30 FPS (HD recording)
• Automatic documents detection. Multiple small documents (receipts, parking tickets, business cards,) scan at once, just place them on the provided Scanpad. Gain time to submit your expense reports!
• Self-timer shooter: Automatically scan after setting the shooting interval time. Ideal for scanning large volumes or binders without constraints.
• Create .Epub or .PDF format before listening or reading them directly in your favorite electronic reader. Get text to speech capability via MP3 or WAV audio files output format
• Text to Speech Technology (TTS) word by word read & listen to any document
• 1-Click scan: save as a compressed PDF or export to a Word file in just a snap
• High quality Video Recording function (HD) to record the progress of any operation or demo. Very convenient for recording web tutorials, unboxings, online demo, lesson explanations or live projections.
• 1D or 2D barcode reading capacity allowing export of its value results into Excel or Text file formats along with its matching JPG image. Book curve image-flattening technology. Erase finger from image function
• Advanced image processing, contrast image settings & features – Automatic De-skewing and multi-Cropping – Automatic edge filling of damaged document

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Acuant MCSCO800DX-ECW Medicscan OCR 800DX Duplex ID

$998.99

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Product Highlights:

• Works with WIN 10, must be in a WHITE BOX

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Final Words

So, these are all of the Best OCR Scanners available on the market. We hope this collection was helpful to find the right OCR Scanner for the money. However, we recommend checking out the features, benefits, and problems of each of these OCR Scanners before taking your decision.