A history of the customer-facing improvements that shaped OwlOCR. Recent releases include detailed notes; older entries collect the major milestones from the project archive.
The command-line tool now recognizes active Pro licenses reliably across direct-download and Mac App Store installations.
Local AI recognition now resists repeated text loops and uses an updated runtime, while scanner batches open in a more natural page order.
Large searchable PDF exports now finish faster and provide visible progress while separate document files are written.
Direct-download builds can recognize existing Mac App Store Pro access, while dialogs, controls, and navigation are clearer and more predictable.
Longer PDFs now process more predictably in the app and Finder Quick Actions, with smaller searchable PDF exports and more careful page handling.
Local OCR AI can now be tuned for the balance of memory use, speed, and recognition quality that fits your Mac.
Long-running OCR work is easier to follow and easier to stop, with a new set of text cleanup tools for the result.
This release makes Pro access easier to understand and command line workflows more dependable.
OCR AI gained a smoother command line path and more predictable ordering for document batches.
A maintenance release tightened the new app after the OwlOCR 7 rewrite and refreshed its dependencies.
OwlOCR 7 added an optional second OCR engine for difficult pages while keeping document processing on your Mac.
The modern app gained a supported automation path and more dependable Mac App Store purchase restoration.
The classic OwlOCR app became free to use while the new app added a clearer path for restoring and managing Pro access.
OwlOCR was rebuilt as an Electron app with focused native Swift helpers for the Mac-specific work.
The project started in 2020. These highlights are distilled from the historical commit record, with smaller fixes folded into the releases they improved.