FreeOCR4ALL is a free online OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITION (OCR) web tool that is used to extract text from images and pdf documents

You can view this at https://freeocr4all.onrender.com

But it has a problem with pytesseract and the path

https://github.com/KoushikReddy24/FreeOCR4ALL/files/13623680/ocr.zip

It uses Tesseract open source software and pytesseract python modules to extract text from given files like jpeg,jpg,png,pdf etc. It consists of a Flask file, which serves as a backend to the website and processing part is carried in flask file. It consists of html files which have great user interface and are used to take input from the user, display the extracted text for the user to copy.

To deploy this project run

  npm run deploy

Install my-project with npm

  npm install my-project
  cd my-project

Clone the project

  git clone https://link-to-project

Go to the project directory

  cd my-project

Install dependencies

  npm install

Start the server

  npm run start

If you want to run this project on your system follow these steps

• Clone this repository or download all the files.

• Download and install Tesseract OCR software from GitHub.
• Update your environment variables with the Tesseract installation path, which typically looks like: "C:\Program Files\Tesseract-OCR\tesseract.exe".

• Update the Tesseract path wherever required in the Flask file.
• Ensure you have installed necessary libraries like pytesseract and PIL using a package manager.

• Create a folder named "uploads" in the project directory.
• Update the path of the "uploads" folder in the required location in the Flask file.

• Make sure you have Python installed on your system.
• It's recommended to set up a virtual environment before installing Python libraries.
• Check for any additional configuration or dependencies mentioned in the project documentation.

I hope these instructions help you set up and run the project on your system. If you encounter any issues, refer to the project documentation or seek assistance from the project maintainers.