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BrowserOCR vs Gamma PDF

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BrowserOCR compared with Gamma PDF
DetailBrowserOCR logo BrowserOCRGamma PDF logo Gamma PDF
What it doesExtract editable text from images privately in your browser Read papers. Keep what you learn.
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Pricing modelFree Freemium
PricingNot given Free: desktop app and self-hosted server. Lite: $2/month or $20/year. Plus: $5/month or $50/year. Pro: $20/month or $200/year.
Key features
  • Process up to 10 images at once, up to 100 MB total
  • Support for JPEG, PNG, WebP, BMP, TIFF, HEIC, and HEIF formats
  • English and Chinese language recognition including mixed text
  • Fast and High accuracy processing modes
  • Extract text as plain text or table Markdown format
  • Download individual results or batch as ZIP file
  • Offline capability after initial download
  • PDF to text conversion for native and scanned PDFs
  • Highlight, draw, and annotate on PDFs with every mark becoming a note
  • Outliner with live Markdown and LaTeX for mathematical notation
  • AI chat to ask questions about papers with cited answers
  • Full-library search across notes, highlights, and all PDFs
  • Shared workspaces with live cursors and comments for collaboration
  • Works offline on iPad, Android, and desktop with automatic sync
  • Integrations with Zotero, Obsidian, Logseq, and Notion
  • Browser extension for one-click saving papers with metadata
What makes it different
  • All processing runs locally in your browser with no server uploads
  • Files and results stay in your browser, never transmitted or stored on servers
  • Works offline after first use with no accounts or sign-ups required
  • Supports mixed English and Chinese text recognition in a single image
  • Uses open-source PP-OCRv6 model with no server fallbacks
  • Self-hosted option with one Docker image for full control over data
  • Live math support with Markdown and LaTeX directly in outliner notes
  • Works on any device: Windows, macOS, Linux, iPad, Android, and browsers
  • No vendor lock-in with SQLite files and export at any time
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)22 −1 (down) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)50
Citation Flow (Majestic)199
Referring domains (Majestic)61

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