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LocalOCR Studio v0.2.0-beta.1

This published private prerelease is a desktop-first beta for authorized repository users. Start with the Beta 1 Tester Guide on main for installation, the five-minute desktop test, and feedback.

Highlights

  • Process one PDF or supported image at a time through Open or drag and drop.
  • Recognize text locally with Apple Vision and PDFKit while preserving usable existing PDF text.
  • Copy text, save text, or create a new searchable PDF without changing the source document.
  • Select Process Another Document to return to the drop/open screen without relaunching.
  • LocalOCR does not upload documents, recognized text, filenames, paths, thumbnails, hashes, cache entries, or outputs.

Install

Download LocalOCR-Studio-0.2.0-1.zip and LocalOCR-Studio-0.2.0-1.sha256 into the same directory, then run:

shasum -a 256 -c "LocalOCR-Studio-0.2.0-1.sha256"

Require an OK result before expanding the ZIP. Move LocalOCR Studio.app to /Applications and open it normally; do not bypass Gatekeeper or remove quarantine.

Compatibility

Built with stable Xcode 26.6 (17F113), Swift 6, and arm64, with deployment target macOS 14.0. This Developer ID-signed Hardened Runtime build is Apple notarized, stapled, and Gatekeeper accepted. Complete downloaded-package and GUI acceptance passed on Apple M5 and Apple M4 Macs tested on macOS 27 beta build 26A5388g. Later Apple beta builds may introduce regressions; report the exact macOS version and build number.

Known limitations

  • Apple silicon and macOS 14 or later only; no Intel, Windows, or Linux support.
  • Desktop processing is one document at a time.
  • No history, batch queue, language/settings wizard, or guided MCP setup.
  • MCP setup is manual and uses local stdio.
  • Beta output behavior may change; retain original documents.

Advanced MCP

The bundled local stdio MCP server adds advanced tools, including batch PDF OCR. See the advanced setup in the beta guide and the complete MCP schema.

Feedback

File feedback through the private repository issue chooser. Do not attach confidential documents or recognized text.

Release provenance

  • Published private prerelease: v0.2.0-beta.1 (version 0.2.0, build 1)
  • Source commit: 2cb03cc9684ed9bb4b449a0f7d79f0588fb7ae38
  • ZIP SHA-256: 3a6a1c754ee369ab9a8ffe01bcc96e7f4927ac44eb1f82b410f538aee901c0d5
  • Assets: LocalOCR-Studio-0.2.0-1.zip and LocalOCR-Studio-0.2.0-1.sha256
  • Signing: Developer ID signed with Hardened Runtime; Apple notarized and stapled.
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