Freeware Genius pitted 5 web-based OCR services and 5 desktop OCR apps against each other. All the services/apps are either free or have a trial/free for home use component. Their reviews include the license, system requirements, input file type, output filetype, dictionary languages, and a Pro/Con section highlighting the best and worst of each tool.
Hit up the link below to check out all the reviews plus some additional tips on improving your OCR scans.
How To Extract Text From Images: A Comparison of 10 Free OCR Tools [Freeware Genius]
