I don’t know when it was last updated, but it works with Big Sur and was 
updated to do so. I don’t know how the software compares to other ones with OCR 
accuracy, but it’s always gotten the job done for me. I do prefer DocuScan Plus 
for most taks, though.


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> On Dec 28, 2020, at 1:37 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries 
> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> 
> When last I looked, FineReader for Mac hadn't been updated for a long time. 
> This naturally prompts the question of whether they're still developing it. I 
> had contemplated making a purchase, but decided not to for that reason.
> 
> On 12/28/20 10:04 AM, John Panarese wrote:
>>   I thought FineReader Pro was $99 and DocuScan Plus was $299? Did that 
>> change?
>> 
>>    Here is the simple comparison. FineReader Pro is fantastic and does a 
>> great job. DocuScan Plus is also a great OCR app and is specifically 
>> developed for blind users. You can’t go wrong with either, but DocuScan’s 
>> interface is a bit more straight forward through the scanning steps.
>> 
>> 
>> Take Care
>> 
>> John D. Panarese
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>>> On Dec 28, 2020, at 9:57 AM, michael dailey <mpd...@gmail.com 
>>> <mailto:mpd...@gmail.com>> wrote:
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>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> I am also looking fora scanner app for my mac.  Did you ever get a response 
>>> to your question?  I never saw anythig.
>>> 
>>> Mike Dailey
>>> mpd...@gmail.com <mailto:mpd...@gmail.com>
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Dec 17, 2020, at 1:56 PM, Anders Holmberg <and...@pipkrokodil.se 
>>>> <mailto:and...@pipkrokodil.se>> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Hi!
>>>> I am thinking of buying a Christmas present to myself.
>>>> I would like to have one good scanner app on my Mac.
>>>> But what scanner app is the better of Docuscan or FineReader?
>>>> FineReader is more expensive but you need to register to Serotek in order 
>>>> to get DocuScan to work.
>>>> Any thoughts?
>>>> /A
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