The open-source Tesseract engine included with SimpleIndex, and the downloadable language packs it uses.

SimpleIndex 12 and a new SimpleIndex.com

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The biggest release in years: fully optional AI that reads what a template cannot, a new Workflow Manager, and one license that now runs the whole suite. Version 12 is a free upgrade if your annual support is current. Not sure if your maintenance is current? Contact us and we’ll confirm your current renewal status.
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SimpleIndex 12 is Here!

The biggest release in years, SimpleIndex 12 brings AI document analysis through three cloud providers, a single Professional license now runs all five companion applications, the products install and activate without administrator rights. Some other major new features are: Get the full list of new features and fixes in the SimpleIndex 12 Release Notes. Renew
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Language Pack for Standard/Tesseract OCR

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Global Settings Wizard reference. All versions of the SimpleIndex software include OCR with the Standard/Tesseract OCR engine. The SimpleIndex download only includes a limited set of languages with the installation. If the language you would like to OCR with SimpleIndex isn’t one of the languages included then you can download
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Languages Supported in SimpleSoftware OCR Engines

Please refer to the Wiki Documentation for the complete Languages reference. SimpleSoftware OCR engines are using two different systems for language support. In the end languages supported by your OCR is based on your version of SimpleIndex installed, any addons (SimpleIndex Server, SimpleCoversheet, and so on) do not add any additional language support. All SimpleSoftware products have Tesseract 3.02
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Can SimpleIndex create searchable PDF Image+Text files with hidden text?

Yes, it can.  You can configure this setting in the Job Settings Wizard by going to the OCR step and checking “Enable full-page OCR”.  There are many settings in the OCR step that you can used to customize the output and recognition of images. SimpleIndex has two different OCR engines (Standard and Professional) that can
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SimpleIndex Version History

SimpleIndex versions history SimpleIndex is always changing and upgrading. The most recent version of SimpleIndex is SimpleIndex v9.0 SimpleIndex v9.0 Simple Software is pleased to announce the latest iteration of our easy-to-use scanning and indexing flagship product. This latest revision adds a host of new features both user-facing and behind-the-scenes. There are hundreds of changes, both big
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OCR

Traditional Zone OCR vs. Dynamic OCR Videos: Zone OCR | Full Page OCR Many document scanning solutions use Zone OCR to obtain index data from the page, while SimpleIndex improves upon this time-tested but ultimately limited model with its unique Dynamic OCR feature. Let’s look at the difference between the two methods: Traditional Zone OCR Zone
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