OnDevice OCR Business - Private, offline OCR automation for Mac offices

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OnDevice OCR Business is a new, subscription-free OCR app for Mac, ideal for small companies and law firms that require strict data protection. It comes with features such as batch processing, a full processing log, PDF/A-2b export, support for up to 5 hot folders (including SMB and network shares), QR-sheet-based document splitting, and automated file naming based on a PDF's content. OnDevice OCR Business runs fully offline and does not collect any personal data.

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Hi everyone,

I’m Christian, the founder of OnDevice OCR. Alongside the Pro app for personal use, there’s now OnDevice OCR Business: an OCR app for companies that need data protection and want a subscription-free alternative to ABBYY FineReader and Adobe Acrobat Pro. Key features:

Key features:

  • Fully offline – no cloud, no user data collected

  • Apple Vision OCR – very high text recognition accuracy

  • Up to 5 hot folders – including SMB and network shares

  • PDF/A-2b export – for long-term archiving

  • Smart file naming – based on content, using Apple Intelligence or local AI models via Ollama, plus sorting into the right folder

  • QR separator sheets – reliably split large scan batches

OnDevice OCR Business is free to download from the or our , so you can fully test it before you buy (output carries a watermark). If you like it, a one-time purchase unlocks the app.

PS: For personal use there’s ($12.99, one-time) – same OCR engine, without the business features like PDF/A, QR document separation and the processing log.

Questions about the product? Ask away in the comments.