If you own a Mac, you can just export all files into PDFs and use a free OCR tool called OwlOCR to make your pdf readable. Import it to other apps and voilà, you have all your notes that are ready to go. Source: 10 months ago

I use a free app, OwlOCR, for OCRing image files on Mac. Source: almost 2 years ago

OwlOCR ($13.99) - OCR for images, pdfs, QR code, and anything on screen. Source: about 2 years ago

Data structure and customised database was more paramount for me than OCR search. Hence, I went with Notion. But If I need OCR I use OwlOCR. https://owlocr.com/. Source: over 2 years ago

You could try an online service like https://extract-io.web.app/ or https://docparser.com/. Source: about 1 year ago

DocParser: DocParser simplifies the extraction of structured data from various file formats, such as PDFs and scanned documents, directly into Google Sheets. By automating this process, DocParser saves valuable time and effort otherwise spent on manual data entry. Link to DocParser. Source: about 1 year ago

There are several tools available today that can help you extract tables from PDF files (such as Tabula), or even parse PDFs into structured JSON using AI (like Parsio -> I'm the founder) or without AI (like Docparser). Source: about 1 year ago

Thank you for sharing those! I didn't know them I've only checked this one https://docparser.com/ and I think my solution could be better because it will be easier for the user. Source: over 1 year ago

As previously suggested, if the layout of your PDFs never changes (consistent column widths in tables and placement), you can use a zonal PDF parser like DocParser. Alternatively, an AI-powered parser may be a better choice. Source: over 1 year ago