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Tesseract.js wraps an [emscripten](https://github.com/kripken/emscripten) [port](https://github.com/naptha/tesseract.js-core) of the [Tesseract](https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract) [OCR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_character_recognition) Engine. It works in the browser using [webpack](https://webpack.js.org/) or plain script tags with a [CDN](#CDN) and on the server with [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/). After you [install it](#installation), using it is as simple as: ```javascript import Tesseract from 'tesseract.js'; Tesseract.recognize( 'https://tesseract.projectnaptha.com/img/eng_bw.png', 'eng', { logger: m => console.log(m) } ).then(({ data: { text } }) => { console.log(text); }) ``` Or more imperative ```javascript import { createWorker } from 'tesseract.js'; const worker = await createWorker({ logger: m => console.log(m) }); (async () => { await worker.loadLanguage('eng'); await worker.initialize('eng'); const { data: { text } } = await worker.recognize('https://tesseract.projectnaptha.com/img/eng_bw.png'); console.log(text); await worker.terminate(); })(); ``` [Check out the docs](#documentation) for a full explanation of the API. ## Major changes in v4 Version 4 includes many new features and bug fixes--see [this issue](https://github.com/naptha/tesseract.js/issues/662) for a full list. Several highlights are below. - Added rotation preprocessing options (including auto-rotate) for significantly better accuracy - Processed images (rotated, grayscale, binary) can now be retrieved - Improved support for parallel processing (schedulers) - Breaking changes: - `createWorker` is now async - `getPDF` function replaced by `pdf` recognize option ## Major changes in v3 - Significantly faster performance - Runtime reduction of 84% for Browser and 96% for Node.js when recognizing the [example images](./examples/data) - Upgrade to Tesseract v5.1.0 (using emscripten 3.1.18) - Added SIMD-enabled build for supported devices - Added support: - Node.js version 18 - Removed support: - ASM.js version, any other old versions of Tesseract.js-core (<3.0.0) - Node.js versions 10 and 12 ## Major changes in v2 - Upgrade to tesseract v4.1.1 (using emscripten 1.39.10 upstream) - Support multiple languages at the same time, eg: eng+chi\_tra for English and Traditional Chinese - Supported image formats: png, jpg, bmp, pbm - Support WebAssembly (fallback to ASM.js when browser doesn't support) - Support Typescript Read a story about v2: Why I refactor tesseract.js v2?
Check the support/1.x branch for version 1 ## Installation Tesseract.js works with a ` ``` After including the script the `Tesseract` variable will be globally available. ### Node.js **Requires Node.js v14 or higher** ```shell # For latest version npm install tesseract.js yarn add tesseract.js # For old versions npm install tesseract.js@3.0.3 yarn add tesseract.js@3.0.3 ``` ## Documentation * [Examples](./docs/examples.md) * [Image Format](./docs/image-format.md) * [API](./docs/api.md) * [Local Installation](./docs/local-installation.md) * [FAQ](./docs/faq.md) ## Use tesseract.js the way you like! - Offline Version: https://github.com/jeromewu/tesseract.js-offline - Electron Version: https://github.com/jeromewu/tesseract.js-electron - Custom Traineddata: https://github.com/jeromewu/tesseract.js-custom-traineddata - Chrome Extension #1: https://github.com/jeromewu/tesseract.js-chrome-extension - Chrome Extension #2: https://github.com/fxnoob/image-to-text - Firefox Extension: https://github.com/gnonio/korporize - With Vue: https://github.com/jeromewu/tesseract.js-vue-app - With Angular: https://github.com/jeromewu/tesseract.js-angular-app - With React: https://github.com/jeromewu/tesseract.js-react-app - Typescript: https://github.com/jeromewu/tesseract.js-typescript - Video Real-time Recognition: https://github.com/jeromewu/tesseract.js-video Disclaimer: These examples are now several years old and use old versions of both Tesseract.js and the relevant frameworks. Users are encouraged to use the latest version of Tesseract.js rather than the versions used in these examples. For users that update these examples (or make new ones), please consider contributing through a PR. ## Contributing ### Development To run a development copy of Tesseract.js do the following: ```shell # First we clone the repository git clone https://github.com/naptha/tesseract.js.git cd tesseract.js # Then we install the dependencies npm install # And finally we start the development server npm start ``` The development server will be available at http://localhost:3000/examples/browser/demo.html in your favorite browser. It will automatically rebuild `tesseract.dev.js` and `worker.dev.js` when you change files in the **src** folder. ### Online Setup with a single Click You can use Gitpod(A free online VS Code like IDE) for contributing. With a single click it will launch a ready to code workspace with the build & start scripts already in process and within a few seconds it will spin up the dev server so that you can start contributing straight away without wasting any time. [](https://gitpod.io/#https://github.com/naptha/tesseract.js/blob/master/examples/browser/demo.html) ### Building Static Files To build the compiled static files just execute the following: ```shell npm run build ``` This will output the files into the `dist` directory. ## Contributors ### Code Contributors This project exists thanks to all the people who contribute. [[Contribute](CONTRIBUTING.md)]. ### Financial Contributors Become a financial contributor and help us sustain our community. [[Contribute](https://opencollective.com/tesseractjs/contribute)] #### Individuals #### Organizations Support this project with your organization. Your logo will show up here with a link to your website. [[Contribute](https://opencollective.com/tesseractjs/contribute)]