ZoneHelper

If you're looking for OCR software, you may have noticed that many options can only handle binary images. In these images, black pixels are used to represent text while white pixels represent the background. However, this can be problematic for modern documents, which often contain both normal and inverted text zones within the same document.

To address this issue, ZoneHelper offers a solution. This software handles document structure analysis and character recognition in multiple phases, including scanning, thresholding, skew detection and correction, despeckle or speckle removal, line removal, border removal, detection of preprinted elements (like boxes), page orientation detection and correction, layout analysis, classification, and character recognition (normal and inverse).

To achieve success and accurate results, each of these phases must be completed thoroughly. Fortunately, ZoneHelper is able to detect and automatically convert inverted text zones and change white-on-black text to normal black-on-white text. This helps ensure that the software can handle a wider variety of documents and images than some other OCR options.

Overall, if you're looking for OCR software that can handle a diverse range of documents and images, ZoneHelper is definitely worth considering.