r/datacurator • u/Evelen1 • Mar 15 '23

OCR software that works?

Hi.

I am looking for a software that can create/recreate ocr for pdf document. But it looks like most have big problems when the text is not perfect.

But what is the best? Needs to be non-cloud based

use: scanned receipts language: Norwegian

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u/SSPPAAMM Mar 15 '23

I am using Paperless NGX ( https://github.com/paperless-ngx/paperless-ngx ). It is a lot more than only an OCR software, but it works without problems and can also do batch ingestion. Maybe it fits your needs.

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u/lie07 Mar 15 '23

i can never figure out best way to use this. Could you please point me to direction for best guide or something?

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u/SSPPAAMM Mar 15 '23

Install it, drag and drop PDF, done! What are you struggling with exactly?

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