Two other free ones I know about but haven't tried are: SimpleOCR from http://www.simpleocr.com/ FreeOCR, one place which you can download it is http://www.brothersoft.com/freeocr-59672.html Steve -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Christopher Maule-Oatway Sent: 29 June 2009 22:07 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: XP OCR? Hello, There is free OCR software called Toppocr, which you can find at www.topocr.com I haven't really got to grips with this software, so cannot tell you how good it is at doing its job. I hope that you can get it to do what you want. Cheers, Christopher At 21:32 29/06/2009 +0100, you wrote: >OK. Thank you all for the feedback. Still though, if anyone knows of a >free OCR app I'd be grateful to learn of it. I hate to buy a program to >do this only one job I have in hand... > >Thanks again for the replies so far. > >Amro -- DISCLAIMER: NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. RNIB endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of RNIB. RNIB Registered Charity Number: 226227 Website: http://www.rnib.org.uk This message has been scanned for viruses by Websense Hosted Security - http://www.websense.com/content/HostedEmailSecurity.aspx ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq