skcript / simple-ocr

A convenient way of reading PDF's and Images using Tesseract

Simple-OCR

Simple-OCR provides a more convenient way of reading PDF's and Images using the Tessaract Engine.

Installation Instructions

1. Install Tesseract.
2. Install ImageMagick.

Example Usage

It's very simple to use Simple-OCR:

# Specify the path of your source image or PDF.
img = OCR::Image.new("source.png")

# Specify the output file name, called "destination" here.
img.scan("destination", "-l eng", :pdf)

You can also give custom command line options.

img.scan("destination", "-l eng -psm 1...", :pdf)

It is also possible to specify the output file type, which can either be:

• pdf
• txt
• hocr

img.scan("destination", "-l eng", :txt)
img.scan("destination", "-l eng", :hocr)

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About

SimpleOCR is maintained and funded by Skcript. The names and logos for Skcript are properties of Skcript.

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