OmniPage

OmniPage

OmniPage is a document conversion and OCR (Optical Character Recognition) program for Windows. It helps you save time by converting paper documents, images and PDFs into editable digital documents. OmniPage 18, released by Nuance in 2011, provides tools to quickly and accurately convert documents into many industry-standard formats. OmniPage has been developed since the late 1980s and was one of the first OCR programs for personal computers.

OmniPage allows users to quickly and accurately convert paper documents, PDFs and other images into editable digital text.

Features

• Accurate and reliable document conversion – OmniPage can convert documents into Word, Excel, RTF, HTML, CSV and PDF, keeping them properly formatted and easy to edit.

• Comprehensive OCR – OmniPage provides a powerful OCR engine that can recognize up to 125 languages and accurately convert scanned images into editable digital documents.

• Automated document processing – OmniPage can process a variety of documents, including PDFs, TIFFs, and JPEGs.

• Automatic language detection – OmniPage can detect the language of each page when processing documents that use different languages.

• Easy batch processing – OmniPage can quickly convert multiple documents at once, saving you time and effort.

• Workflow templates – OmniPage includes predefined workflows and lets you create your own to automate repeated conversion tasks, such as scanning to a Word file or creating searchable PDFs.

• Scanner support – OmniPage works with TWAIN, WIA and ISIS scanner drivers and can also capture text from photos taken with a digital camera of 2 megapixels or more.

• Intelligent layout recognition – OmniPage can accurately recognize the layout of a document and retain it when converting to an editable format.

• Searchable PDF creation – OmniPage can turn image-only PDF files into searchable PDFs, making it easier to find the information you need.

• eDiscovery Assistant – the Professional edition includes a tool that converts large sets of documents into searchable files.

• Cloud connectors – OmniPage can send converted documents to cloud storage services through Nuance Cloud Connectors.

• Windows platform – OmniPage 18 runs on Windows XP, Vista, 7 and 8; current OmniPage versions are also available for Mac and Linux.

• Read aloud – OmniPage can read recognized text aloud through the computer's sound card and speakers.

• Easy to use – OmniPage offers a start page and several program views for users with different experience levels, so you can quickly get up and running with the software.

• Two editions – OmniPage 18 was sold as Standard and Professional editions; the product line is now developed by Tungsten Automation (formerly Kofax).

Whether you’re a business professional, student, or home user, OmniPage can help you convert documents into the formats you need. It is commercial software; OmniPage 18 is an older release, and current versions are sold by Tungsten Automation with a free trial.