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OCRmyPDF

software for adding an OCR text layer to PDF files and optimizing PDF files
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OCRmyPDF

Summary

OCRmyPDF is an application software[1]. OCRmyPDF is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • OCRmyPDF's instance of is recorded as application software[3].
  • OCRmyPDF's instance of is recorded as console application[4].
  • OCRmyPDF's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[5].
  • OCRmyPDF's copyright license is recorded as Mozilla Public License, version 2.0[6].
  • OCRmyPDF's copyright license is recorded as Expat license[7].
  • OCRmyPDF's programmed in is recorded as Python[8].
  • OCRmyPDF's operating system is recorded as Linux[9].
  • OCRmyPDF's operating system is recorded as macOS[10].
  • OCRmyPDF's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • OCRmyPDF's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[12].
  • OCRmyPDF's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[13].
  • OCRmyPDF's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1[14].
  • OCRmyPDF's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1[15].
  • OCRmyPDF's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0[16].
  • OCRmyPDF's software version identifier is recorded as 14.3.0[17].
  • OCRmyPDF's software version identifier is recorded as 14.4.0[18].
  • OCRmyPDF's software version identifier is recorded as 15.0.0[19].
  • OCRmyPDF's software version identifier is recorded as 15.0.1[20].
  • OCRmyPDF's software version identifier is recorded as 15.0.2[21].
  • OCRmyPDF's software version identifier is recorded as 15.1.0[22].
  • OCRmyPDF's software version identifier is recorded as 15.2.0[23].
  • OCRmyPDF's software version identifier is recorded as 15.3.0[24].
  • OCRmyPDF's software version identifier is recorded as 15.3.1[25].
  • OCRmyPDF's software version identifier is recorded as 15.4.0[26].
  • OCRmyPDF's software version identifier is recorded as 15.4.1[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include application software[3], console application[4], and free and open-source software[5].

Why It Matters

OCRmyPDF is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Related Entities

application FreeBSD Linux macOS Microsoft Windows optical character recognition Python

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . metadata.ftp-master.debian.org. metadata.ftp-master.debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.1 +62
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/bc19f2395d96|details]])"
  2. 16d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.1 +62
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 17.12.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/6f32b4faf4b6|details]])"
  3. 4w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.1 +62
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/9f0bc28b0c64|details]])"
  4. 8w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.1 +62
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/8189681794be|details]])"
  5. 11w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.1 +62
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 17.3.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/3ce4e4a70dfe|details]])"
  6. 11w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.1 +62
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 17.8.1, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/8569cc55d28a|details]])"
  7. 13w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.1 +62
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 17.8.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/81f037c4e759|details]])"
  8. 15w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.1 +62
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 17.7.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/d25e05a95221|details]])"
  9. 16w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.0, 3.1, 3.1.1 +62
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 17.6.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/d7f1fb326c8|details]])"
  10. 18w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    User manual url → https://ocrmypdf.readthedocs.io/
    Writable file format → PDF
    Programming language → —
    Issue tracker url → —
    + 42 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 17.5.0, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/b041932d8e80|details]])"
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