Free OCR that reads your scans without sending them to a server An Adobe Scan, OCR.space & Google Lens alternative that runs locally.
OCR means handing a document to someone else's servers. Feyard runs the recognition model locally, so a scanned contract or a child's drawing stays on the device while you still get accurate, structured text back.
Comparison reflects publicly documented free-tier behaviour as of 22 October 2026. Confirm specifics against each vendor's own page before making a decision.
Your documents never leave the device
Recognition runs on WebAssembly in the page. There is no upload endpoint, so confidential scans are never transmitted or retained by a third party.
Structured output, not just plain text
Get hOCR, word-level bounding boxes and a vision QA pass so you can verify what was read — useful for tables, receipts and multilingual pages.
Free, unwatermarked, commercial use
Up to 30 scanned pages free, exported text unwatermarked and licensed for commercial use.
No account, no app install
Open the page and drop a file in. No sign-up, no mobile app to install, no desktop client.
Feyard vs Adobe Scan vs OCR.space vs Google Lens
Every competitor below sends your files to a server and charges for the round trip. The differences that matter are where the data is processed and what the free tier is allowed to be used for.
| Capability | Feyard | Adobe Scan | OCR.space | Google Lens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Where documents are processed | In your browser — never uploaded | Adobe cloud (upload required) | Cloud API (upload required) | Google cloud (upload required) |
| Account required | No | Yes (Adobe ID) | Yes (API key) | Yes (Google account) |
| Free page allowance | 30 scanned pages | Limited scans on free | 25k credits/mo free | Free, usage-limited |
| Structured output (hOCR / boxes) | Yes — hOCR + word boxes + QA | Limited export formats | Yes (paid tiers) | Plain text only |
| Commercial use of output | Yes | Plan-dependent | Plan-dependent | Plan-dependent |
| Price | $0 | Subscription | Subscription / API | Free |
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