Installing the Scripts

To start, download and unzip . Copy the three scripts it contains into /Library/Scripts/Folder Action Scripts.

OCR This (Acrobat).scpt causes Acrobat to recognize the text in PDF documents and then save the file (with the existing name, in the existing location) and closes it with no need for interaction at all.

OCR This (Acrobat) with Save As.scpt causes Acrobat to recognize the text and then prompt you to enter a name and select a location; after saving the file, the script then instructs Acrobat to close the window. (There may be a very brief delay before the window closes.) Note that with this script, the original file remains in the folder to which you've attached the folder action (see below); you can later delete it manually if you wish.

Both of these two scripts have been updated to work with Acrobat Standard version 7 and Acrobat Pro versions 7, 8, and 9, without requiring any editing. (Adobe Reader doesn't have OCR capabilities, alas, so you must use either the Standard or Pro version.) If you have more than one version of Acrobat Standard or Acrobat Pro installed, the script automatically uses the newest version.