Changelog

Sept. 3, 2023

v 5.5.0

OwlOCR 5 reaches end of the line for free users, OwlOCR 6 is recommended for all users.

Aug. 1, 2023

v 5.4.5

Bug fixes and minor improvements.

March 14, 2023

v 5.4.4

Add option for automatically opening exported PDF screenshots, add keyboard shortcuts for changing pages, remove keyboard shortcut for show colors, improve toolbar consistency during OCR.

Feb. 23, 2023

v 5.4.3

This minor version fixes a critical issue where running OCR on PDF files could result in a freeze.

Feb. 17, 2023

v 5.4.2

Fixes and improvements.

Feb. 9, 2023

v 5.4

- Improved OCR results especially with small text. 
- Added line spacing 1.1 and 1.2 options. 
- Other fixes and improvements.

Enjoy OwlOCR!

Jan. 22, 2023

v 5.2.2

Added an option to select which algorithm revision to use and other user customisation options!

Jan. 10, 2023

v 5.2.1

5.2.1: Fixed issue where multiple capture was not copied to clipboard, added option to automatically OCR files as they are opened (default: enabled).
- Massive improvements to document loading speed and decreased memory consumption up to 10-fold!
- Introduces latest Apple Vision algorithm in macOS Ventura
- Added language support: Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian

Jan. 7, 2023

v 5.2.0

- Massive improvements to document loading speed and decreased memory consumption up to 10-fold! 
- Introduces latest Apple Vision algorithm in macOS Ventura
- Added language support: Cantonese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian

Feb. 1, 2022

v 5.0.7

Fix issues with Finder extensions that could cause them to hang.

Apologies to all users for the inconvenience of the issues as of late and thank you very much to those that have sent kind emails about them. Issues are being fixed as soon as possible to ensure OwlOCR provides a robust, performant and accurate operation for all users.

Jan. 22, 2022

v 5.0.5

Fix an issue where reading barcodes or QR codes could lead to a crash.

Jan. 10, 2022

v 5.0.4

In OwlOCR 5, a command line interface (CLI) is provided for the first time. CLIs are very powerful for integration as you can call them from practically anywhere to integrate them deeper to your process.

5.0.4: Fix issue where text wasn't automatically copied to clipboard when using screenshot tool.

Jan. 7, 2022

v 5.0.2

In OwlOCR 5, a command line interface (CLI) is provided for the first time. CLIs are very powerful for integration as you can call them from practically anywhere to integrate them deeper to your process.

5.0.2: Added proper file access dialogs for directories other than the users Downloads directory when using the cli.

Nov. 11, 2021

v 4.9.2

Fixed an issue where Finder extensions would sometimes fail to notice a Pro license.