Mac OCR to Searchable PDF Converter

A simple macOS app that converts images and PDFs into searchable, text-indexed PDFs using Apple's native Vision framework. Useful for digitizing documents, receipts, and handwritten notes without cloud uploads.

Privacy-first local processing has genuine tailwind right now as users grow wary of cloud document tools, and Apple's Vision framework has matured enough that on-device OCR accuracy is legitimately competitive with cloud alternatives. Adobe Acrobat is the obvious substitute, but it's $20/month and wildly over-featured for someone who just wants searchable PDFs from scanned receipts. A one-time purchase or low single-digit monthly price point fits the "simple utility" category well, where $1k–5k/month is achievable with a modest user base and minimal ongoing support costs. The core risk is discoverability — utilities like this get built, posted once on Reddit or Hacker News, spike, then flatline because there's no natural retention loop or reason for word-of-mouth to compound.