Getting Started

How to get started with Tesseract OCR

1

Install Tesseract

Download and install Tesseract OCR from the official GitHub repository or your OS package manager.

2

Install Language Data

Download the trained language data files for the languages you want to recognize and place them in the tessdata folder.

3

Run OCR on Images

Use the command line or integrate the Tesseract API in your application to process images and extract text.

4

Parse and Use Output

Handle the output text or hOCR data in your workflow for searching, editing, or further processing.

5

Optimize and Customize

Adjust OCR parameters and train custom models if needed for specialized fonts or documents.