There was a download of XP Idea OCR 1.3.0.2 on the developer's website when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available.
We cannot guarantee that the program is safe to download as it will be downloaded from the developer's website. Before launching the program, check it with any free antivirus software. XP Idea OCR lies within Development Tools, more precisely IDE. This software was originally designed by XP Idea, LLC.
From the developer:
XP Idea OCR COM Library is an optical character recognition engine compatible with Visual C++, C#, Visual Basic, Delphi, Borland C-builder, .NET and other programming languages/development platforms supporting COM technology. It is completely implemented in Delphi 5 and does not depend on any 3rd party products and libraries.
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