Readiris
Readiris is an optical character recognition (OCR) application for macOS that converts scanned documents, PDFs, and images into editable text and digital documents. It supports over 130 languages and can output to multiple formats including Word, Excel, and OpenDocument files. The app integrates with Image Capture and other scanner software, and includes a drag-and-drop companion tool called Drop2Read for quick OCR tasks. Readiris is used by offices, libraries, archivists and individuals who need to digitise paper documents or extract text from images with high accuracy.
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1 suggestionReadiris has not been confirmed to have a native Apple Silicon build. The isapplesiliconready.com database lists it as "not yet tested", and the most recent search result mentioning Apple Silicon support dates to 2020 with no update since. Given that we are now in May 2026 — over two and a half years after that assessment — and there is no evidence of a native release in the interim, it appears the vendor may not be actively developing a native build. You should contact the vendor directly to ask whether a native Apple Silicon version is planned, as the Intel-only build will stop working entirely when Apple removes Rosetta 2 in macOS 28 (September 2028). If the vendor confirms no native version is forthcoming, consider alternatives like Adobe Acrobat (which includes OCR and runs natively on Apple Silicon), OmniPlan's document scanning features, or cloud-based OCR services like Google Drive's built-in text recognition or Adobe's online tools, which all have native support or work in any modern browser.
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