Download SimpleOCR, a free optical character recognition(OCR) software

SimpleOCR is a free optical character recognition software to scan and translate images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into machine-editable text format.SimpleOCR can accurately read, convert and translate a hard copy document with standard fonts into an editable soft copy document.Thus SimpleOCR helps avoid the hassle of retyping the hard copy documents again.All you need is only scanner or an AIO (all-in-one) printer.

First the hard copy document need to be scanned.The scanned content can then be edited by importing into any application including Microsoft Office applications, OpenOffice or WordPerfect.

SimpleOCR can not only translate black and white or grayscale scans of paper documents but it can also translate black and white or grayscale TIFF images with text too.SimpleOCR is a freeware that can be used by educational institutions,home users and even corporate users but its usage is not limited in any way. 
 
However if you have documents with non-standard fonts, or poor quality images or documents then you may have to use the commercially available OCR applications or Imaging SDKs to get accurate reads. 
 
Download the freeware – SimpleOCR