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NC #973 OCR PDFs for Free with Shortcuts, Story of Dark Patterns with Bart Busschots

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Running OCR on PDFs using Quick Actions and Shortcuts on macOS

This chapter explores different methods of running optical character recognition (OCR) on PDFs using free, open-source tools. The speaker proposes a solution using Quick Actions and shortcuts on macOS, providing step-by-step instructions on how to set up quick actions for OCR PDFs using Automator. They also discuss the process of creating a shortcut to OCR PDFs and share their experience with setting up a shortcut to play a specific audio file.

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