OCRmyPDF
OCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched
Our verdict
A usable project with some maintenance caveats. This assessment is derived from GitHub's own repository metrics on 2026-08-30, not from hands-on testing.
OCRmyPDF adds an OCR text layer to scanned PDF files, allowing them to be searched. The project is written primarily in Python, released under MPL-2.0, and has 34,621 stars and 2,401 forks on GitHub. 126 contributors have committed to it, and the most recent push was 2026-08-30. The latest tagged release is v17.11.0 (2026-08-28). Figures come from the GitHub API on 2026-08-30 and are refreshed daily; the score below weighs adoption, maintenance, release discipline, contributor breadth, licence clarity and issue hygiene.
Repository
- Licence
- MPL-2.0
- Language
- Python
- Last push
- 2026-08-30
Releases
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v17.11.0v17.11.0 -
v17.10.0v17.10.0 -
v17.8.1v17.8.1 -
v17.8.0v17.8.0 -
v17.7.1v17.7.1 -
v17.7.0v17.7.0
Pros and cons
Pros
Pricing
- Free tierYes
- LicenceMPL-2.0
- Self-hostYes, source is public
- Public price listNot published
OCRmyPDF does not publish a web price list. For consumer apps that usually means pricing appears inside the product; for enterprise tools it means talking to sales. Why we do this
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Price points are recorded when a price moves, not on a schedule, so a flat run means the price held. Release cadence comes from GitHub releases. A series appears only once we have watched it for long enough to have more than one observation.
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Side by side
| Tool | Our score | From | Free tier | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCRmyPDF this page | 7.6 | - | Yes | ||
| Roboflow Supervision | 7.7 | - | Yes | ||
| Ultralytics | 7.7 | - | Yes | ||
| Tesseract | 7.6 | - | Yes | ||
| Frigate | 7.5 | - | Yes | ||
| PaddleOCR | 7.5 | - | Yes | ||
| MediaPipe | 7 | - | Yes |
Questions
Is OCRmyPDF free?
Yes. OCRmyPDF advertises a free tier on its own site.
How much does OCRmyPDF cost?
OCRmyPDF does not publish a web price list. For consumer apps that usually means pricing appears inside the product; for enterprise tools it means talking to sales.
Is OCRmyPDF open source?
Yes. OCRmyPDF is a public repository released under MPL-2.0. You can self-host or inspect the source directly.
How is OCRmyPDF scored here?
OCRmyPDF scores 7.6 out of 10. That comes from a desk review of public evidence, which is capped at 8.5 out of 10: public pricing, documentation, maintenance signals and how much we could actually verify. Affiliate relationships are excluded from scoring entirely. The full rubric is published on our methodology page.