{"id":7373,"date":"2022-05-10T18:14:02","date_gmt":"2022-05-10T23:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7373"},"modified":"2022-05-11T10:56:17","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T15:56:17","slug":"quickbyte-grabbing-specific-text-from-ocr-apps-on-the-iphone-with-usability-in-mind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=7373","title":{"rendered":"QuickByte: Grabbing Specific Text from OCR Apps on the iPhone with Usability in Mind!"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7213\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7373-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/OCRTextSelection.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/OCRTextSelection.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/OCRTextSelection.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Podcast Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I wanted to grab some text from a document and decided to use 3 of my favorite OCR apps on my iPhone. The 3 apps I chose were:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/seeing-ai\/id999062298\">Seeing AI<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/envision-ai\/id1268632314\">Envision AI<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/voice-dream-scanner\/id1446737725\">Voice Dream Scanner<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What I found was that all 3 apps gave me really good OCR and I could copy the text and paste into an editor of choice. I chose Notes on my iPhone. The two apps that stood out for me were Seeing AI and Voice Dream Scanner with the ability to use the Text Selection feature in my rotor to grab the exact text I wanted,&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>thus in Envision AI, I selected all and used Text Selection in the Notes app. This is not a game breaker as the end result was successful with all 3 apps.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For efficiency and my first instinct to grab only what I wanted, Seeing AI and Voice Dream Scanner were flawless in my initial expectations of usability<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Envision AI did not give the Text Selection option in the Rotor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will send Envision a note about this Text Selection option and how having this option would make their apps more efficient to users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With all 3 companies being awesome in listening to the community, I am sure we will see updates in the near future. To Seeing AI, Envision AI and Voice Dream Scanner Teams, keep up the good work!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact-your-state-services\"><strong>Contact Your State Services<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Pre-ETS Program and Transition Services Manager Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a>email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"contact\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a>email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Give us a call and leave us some feedback at 612-367-6093 we would love to hear from you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>&nbsp;on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7215\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-7373-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/OCRTextSelection.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/OCRTextSelection.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/OCRTextSelection.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/OCRTextSelection.mp3 Podcast Summary: I wanted to grab some text from a document and decided to use 3 of my favorite OCR apps on my iPhone. The 3 apps I chose were: Seeing AI Envision AI Voice Dream Scanner What I found was that all 3 apps gave me really good OCR and I could copy [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1UV","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4812,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=4812","url_meta":{"origin":7373,"position":0},"title":"TechAbilities DemoTime! 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