Image OCR Tool

Overview

The Image OCR Tool is designed to extract text from uploaded images using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology. This web-based application supports multiple languages and provides a user-friendly interface for uploading images, monitoring processing progress, and exporting extracted text in CSV format.

Features

• Multiple Language Support: Extract text from images in various languages including English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
• Drag and Drop Interface: Conveniently upload images using a drag-and-drop interface or by selecting files from the local system.
• Real-Time Progress Updates: Monitor the progress of text extraction with a dynamic progress bar.
• CSV Export: Download the extracted text for each image in CSV format.

Installation

To run the Image OCR Tool locally, simply follow these steps:

1. Download the repository files or clone the repository to your local machine.
2. Open the index.html file in a web browser.

Usage

1. Launch the tool by opening the index.html file in any modern web browser.
2. Choose the languages from which text should be extracted using the checkboxes provided.
3. Upload images either by dragging and dropping into the specified area or by using the file selector.
4. Click 'Process Images' to start the OCR process.
5. Once processing is complete, you can download the results as a CSV file.

Technologies Used

• HTML/CSS/JavaScript for frontend development.
• Bootstrap for responsive design.
• jQuery for DOM manipulation and AJAX.
• Tesseract.js for performing OCR.
• DataTables to display results in a table format that supports downloading as CSV.

Contributions

Contributions are welcome. Please create a fork of the repository and submit a pull request with your proposed changes.