Scanning to OCR

[PrettyMama]

I have been searching for a new printer that supports the universal scan driver for Windows 11 so I can have OCR. Does anyone know of any models?

[A_Gayathri]

Hi @PrettyMama ,

Welcome to The HP Support Community.  

Thank you for posting your query, I will be glad to help you.

I understand you are looking for a printer that supports OCR (Optical Character Recognition) and is compatible with Windows 11, including the Universal Scan Driver, which is essential for ensuring smooth document management and text recognition capabilities. 

Please click on this link: HP Store Help 

I hope this helps. 

Take care and have a good day.

Please click “Accepted Solution” if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution. 

[PrettyMama]

Unfortunately, I spent 3 hours on the phone with HP already and got no information on the subject of a suitable printer.  The only thing i found out from them is that every little thing is a subscription. The sales people don't know one printer from another and there are steep restocking fees if buying direct. At support.hp.com I saw that many universal scan drivers have eliminated OCR scanning. There is a note under details saying 'does not support OCR'. If  you know the model number you can check if the driver supports OCR. It seems that much software is not for sale but for rent, by costly subscription. I could check the freeware but usually freeware has lots of problems and ads. I will keep working on the problem. thanks to all who wrote.