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Install cisdem-pdf-converter-ocr with Homebrew Cask
PDF Converter with OCR capability. Version 10.0.0 via Homebrew Cask; verified from local package data.
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Package summary
PDF Converter with OCR capability
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Commands and aliases
No executable aliases were found in the local package database.
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Project history and usage
Cisdem PDF Converter OCR is a proprietary macOS document-conversion application combining PDF-to-document conversion, PDF creation, merging, and optical character recognition for scanned documents and images.
Project history
The official release record documents the product by 2013. Later milestones added batch conversion, PDF creation, manual OCR marking, broader OCR-language support, Apple-silicon compatibility work, and continuing conversion improvements.
Adoption history
Cisdem markets the application as a commercial macOS utility for converting native and scanned PDFs. Its official product page says Cisdem products serve more than one million customers, but does not publish product-specific installation or active-user figures.
How it is used
Users import PDFs or images, select page ranges and output formats, optionally enable OCR and choose recognition languages, then select an output folder. The application can also create or merge PDFs. Full functionality requires activation with a purchased license code.
Why package nerds care
For package-manager users, the application represents the proprietary macOS utility pattern: a signed DMG distributed by the vendor and made reproducibly installable and updatable through a Homebrew cask.
Timeline
- 2013: Version 2.0 expanded Office and image output formats.
- 2016: Version 4.0 added page ranges and batch conversion.
- 2017: Version 5.0 added PDF creation and output security settings.
- 2018: Version 6.0 added manual OCR marking.
- 2024: Version 8.3 expanded OCR-language support; version 9.0 updated the underlying code.
- 2026: Version 9.7 improved conversion performance and compatibility with the latest macOS icon conventions.
Related projects
- Cisdem PDF Master and Cisdem PDF Password Remover are related commercial PDF utilities from the same vendor.
Sources
- Official product page: https://www.cisdem.com/pdf-converter-ocr.html
- Official release notes: https://www.cisdem.com/pdf-converter-ocr-mac/release-notes.html
- Official user guide: https://www.cisdem.com/resource/cisdem-pdf-converter-ocr-user-guide.html
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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for cisdem-pdf-converter-ocr. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- No Homebrew bottle metadata was recorded.
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| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
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| No executable data was present. | |||
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version10.0.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://www.cisdem.com/pdf-converter-ocr-mac.html
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.cisdem.com/pdf-converter-ocr-mac.htmlnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | cask:cisdem-pdf-converter-ocr |
|---|---|
| Version | 10.0.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew Cask |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/cisdem-pdf-converter-ocr |
| Homepage | https://www.cisdem.com/pdf-converter-ocr-mac.html |
| Upstream docs | https://www.cisdem.com/pdf-converter-ocr-mac.html |
| Source archive | https://download.cisdem.com/cisdem-pdfconverterocr.dmg |
| SHA-256 | no_check |
| Bottle | not recorded |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
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Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew cask API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/cask |
| Full Token | cisdem-pdf-converter-ocr |
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| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
source trail
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