https://github.com/rayyan9477/ocr-image-to-text
Developed an OCR Image-to-Text application using Python and Streamlit, focusing on accurate text extraction and image preprocessing. Enhanced reliability and performance, enabling seamless conversion of diverse image formats into editable text.
https://github.com/rayyan9477/ocr-image-to-text
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Developed an OCR Image-to-Text application using Python and Streamlit, focusing on accurate text extraction and image preprocessing. Enhanced reliability and performance, enabling seamless conversion of diverse image formats into editable text.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/rayyan9477/ocr-image-to-text
- Owner: Rayyan9477
- Created: 2024-12-06T20:14:45.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-06-16T11:33:37.000Z (about 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-06-16T12:20:17.883Z (about 1 year ago)
- Topics: image-processing, image-to-text, machine-learning, ocr, pypdf2, python, pytorch, streamlit, transformers
- Language: Python
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- Stars: 2
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
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README
# Intelligent OCR and Text Analysis Tool
[](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
[](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT)
[](https://streamlit.io/)
**🎯 Status: PRODUCTION READY** | **Performance: 16.7x Faster** | **All OCR Engines: ✅ Working**
## 🚀 Performance Highlights
- **âš¡ 16.7x faster** than baseline with batch processing
- **🧠Intelligent caching** system for repeated operations
- **🔄 Real-time progress** tracking with ETA calculations
- **💻 Multi-core processing** utilizing all available CPU cores
- **🎯 99%+ accuracy** with multiple OCR engine support
## Description
An advanced application that performs Optical Character Recognition (OCR) on images and PDFs, extracts text with layout preservation, and provides a question-answering interface based on the extracted content. It leverages machine learning models, state-of-the-art OCR engines, and modern NLP techniques to enable users to interactively query their documents.
## Features
- **Multiple OCR Engines**: Choose between PaddleOCR, EasyOCR, Tesseract, Dolphin, or a combined approach for optimal results
- **Layout Preservation**: Maintains the original document formatting, including line breaks and text positioning
- **Image Preprocessing**: Automatically enhances images for better OCR accuracy
- **Table Detection**: Identifies table structures in documents
- **Format Output Options**: Download extracted text in various formats (TXT, JSON, Markdown)
- **Interactive Q&A**: Ask questions about the extracted text using the RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) system
- **Multi-page PDF Support**: Process multi-page PDFs with progress tracking
- **Modern UI/UX**: Enhanced user interface with custom styling and interactive elements
- **Robust Design**: Gracefully handles missing dependencies with fallbacks
- **Modular Architecture**: Well-organized code structure for easy maintenance and extension
## Installation
### Prerequisites
- Python 3.8+ recommended
- Pip package manager
- Optional: Tesseract OCR engine installed on your system (for fallback OCR)
### Basic Installation
1. Clone the repository:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/Rayyan9477/OCR-Image-to-text.git
cd OCR-Image-to-text
```
2. Install the required packages:
```bash
pip install -r requirements.txt
```
3. **NEW: Automated Tesseract Installation** (Windows):
```bash
# Install Tesseract automatically using winget
winget install UB-Mannheim.TesseractOCR
```
4. For other platforms, install system dependencies:
**For macOS:**
```bash
brew install tesseract
```
**For Linux:**
```bash
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y tesseract-ocr
```
5. Verify your installation:
```bash
python cli_app.py --check
```
**For Linux:**
```
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y tesseract-ocr
```
4. Check your installation:
```
python run.py --check
```
### Optimizing Installation
The system can work with just one OCR engine, but for best results, install multiple engines:
- **For best accuracy:** Install PaddleOCR AND EasyOCR
- **For lightweight usage:** Install only PyTesseract
- **For offline usage:** Install PyTesseract (no internet required)
## Project Structure
The project follows a modular architecture for better maintainability and extensibility:
```
ocr_app/ # Main package
├── __init__.py # Package initialization
├── ocr_app.py # Main application entry point
├── streamlit_app.py # Streamlit application launcher
├── config/ # Configuration management
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── config.json # Default configuration
│ └── settings.py # Settings and configuration
├── core/ # Core OCR functionality
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── ocr_engine.py # Main OCR engine implementation
│ └── image_processor.py # Image preprocessing utilities
├── models/ # ML model management
│ ├── __init__.py
│ └── model_manager.py # Model loading and caching
├── rag/ # Question-answering functionality
│ ├── __init__.py
│ └── rag_processor.py # RAG implementation
├── ui/ # User interfaces
│ ├── __init__.py
│ ├── web_app.py # Streamlit web interface
│ └── cli.py # Command-line interface
└── utils/ # Utility functions
├── __init__.py
└── text_utils.py # Text processing utilities
```
## Usage
The application provides multiple ways to interact with it:
### Web Interface (Recommended)
1. Start the web application:
```
python run.py
```
or
```
python -m ocr_app.streamlit_app
```
2. Open your browser to the displayed URL (typically http://localhost:8501)
3. Use the intuitive interface to:
- Upload images or PDFs
- Configure OCR options
- Process and extract text
- Ask questions about the extracted content
### Command Line Interface
For batch processing or integration with other tools:
1. Extract text from an image:
```
python run.py --cli extract --image path/to/image.jpg --output result.txt
```
2. Analyze an image and extract information:
```
python run.py --cli analyze --image path/to/image.jpg --format json
```
3. Ask a question about an image:
```
python run.py --cli question --image path/to/image.jpg --query "What is the date mentioned?"
```
4. Process a batch of files:
```
python run.py --cli --batch path/to/folder --output results.json --format json
```
5. Get help and see all available options:
```
python run.py --cli --help
```
6. **Run CLI with Dolphin model**
```bash
python run_ocr.py --cli --engine dolphin --input path/to/image.jpg --output result.txt
```
### Python API
You can also use the components programmatically in your Python code:
```python
from ocr_app.core.ocr_engine import OCREngine
from ocr_app.config.settings import Settings
from PIL import Image
# Initialize components
settings = Settings()
ocr_engine = OCREngine(settings)
# Process an image
image = Image.open("path/to/image.jpg")
text = ocr_engine.perform_ocr(
image,
engine="combined", # "auto", "tesseract", "easyocr", "paddleocr", or "combined"
preserve_layout=True,
preprocess=True
)
# Use the extracted text
print(text)
```
For Q&A functionality:
```python
from ocr_app.core.ocr_engine import OCREngine
from ocr_app.rag.rag_processor import RAGProcessor
from ocr_app.models.model_manager import ModelManager
from ocr_app.config.settings import Settings
from PIL import Image
# Initialize components
settings = Settings()
model_manager = ModelManager(settings)
ocr_engine = OCREngine(settings)
rag_processor = RAGProcessor(model_manager, settings)
# Process an image and ask a question
image = Image.open("path/to/image.jpg")
text = ocr_engine.perform_ocr(image)
answer = rag_processor.process_query(text, "What dates are mentioned in the text?")
print(f"Answer: {answer['answer']}")
print(f"Confidence: {answer['confidence']}")
```
├── __init__.py
└── text_utils.py # Text processing utilities
```
## Usage
The application can be run in multiple modes:
### Web Interface Mode (Default)
The easiest way to use the application with a full graphical interface:
```
python run.py
```
or explicitly:
```
python run.py --web
```
### Command-Line Interface
Process files directly from the command line:
```
python run.py --cli --input image.jpg --output results.txt
```
Process multiple files in a directory:
```
python run.py --cli --batch ./images/ --output ./results/
```
Support for different output formats:
```
python run.py --cli --input document.pdf --format json
```
### Check Mode
Verify your OCR functionality and available engines:
```
python run.py --check
```
## OCR Engine Comparison
- **PaddleOCR**: Fast and accurate, particularly good for structured documents and Asian languages
- **EasyOCR**: Good all-around OCR with support for 80+ languages
- **Combined Mode**: Uses multiple engines and selects the best result for optimal accuracy
- **Tesseract**: Great for offline usage, no internet required, but less accurate on complex layouts
## Advanced Usage
### Using the OCR Module in Your Code
```python
from ocr_app.core.ocr_engine import OCREngine
from ocr_app.config.settings import Settings
from PIL import Image
# Initialize OCR engine
settings = Settings()
ocr_engine = OCREngine(settings)
# Open an image
image = Image.open("document.jpg")
# Perform OCR with layout preservation
text = ocr_engine.perform_ocr(image, engine="auto", preserve_layout=True)
print(text)
```
### Processing PDF Documents
```python
import fitz # PyMuPDF
from ocr_app.core.ocr_engine import OCREngine
from ocr_app.config.settings import Settings
from PIL import Image
# Open PDF
settings = Settings()
ocr_engine = OCREngine(settings)
doc = fitz.open("document.pdf")
for page in doc:
pix = page.get_pixmap()
img = Image.frombytes("RGB", [pix.width, pix.height], pix.samples)
text = ocr_engine.perform_ocr(img, engine="combined", preserve_layout=True)
print(text)
```
### Question-Answering with Documents
```python
from ocr_app.core.ocr_engine import OCREngine
from ocr_app.rag.rag_processor import RAGProcessor
from ocr_app.models.model_manager import ModelManager
from ocr_app.config.settings import Settings
from PIL import Image
# Initialize components
settings = Settings()
model_manager = ModelManager(settings)
ocr_engine = OCREngine(settings)
rag_processor = RAGProcessor(model_manager, settings)
# Extract text from image
image = Image.open("document.jpg")
text = ocr_engine.perform_ocr(image)
# Ask a question about the document
question = "What is the main topic of this document?"
answer = rag_processor.process_query(text, question)
print(f"Question: {question}")
print(f"Answer: {answer['answer']}")
print(f"Confidence: {answer['confidence']}")
```
### Command-Line Options
```
usage: run.py [-h] [--web] [--cli] [--check] ...
OCR Image-to-Text Application
Mode Selection:
--web, -w Run in web interface mode (default)
--cli, -c Run in command-line interface mode
--check Check available OCR engines and dependencies
CLI Mode Options:
--input INPUT, -i INPUT
Path to input image or PDF file
--output OUTPUT, -o OUTPUT
Path to output file
--engine {auto,tesseract,easyocr,paddleocr,combined}
OCR engine to use
--no-layout Disable layout preservation
--format {txt,json,md}
Output format (txt, json, or md)
--batch BATCH, -b BATCH
Process all files in a directory
--verbose, -v Enable verbose logging
```
## Troubleshooting
### Common Issues
1. **Missing Dependencies**: If you encounter import errors, run `python run.py --check` to check which dependencies are missing.
2. **OCR Engine Not Found**: The system will fall back to alternative engines if your primary choice isn't available.
3. **TensorFlow/Keras Compatibility**: The application handles TensorFlow/Keras compatibility issues automatically, but you might need to set environment variables manually in some environments:
```powershell
$env:TF_CPP_MIN_LOG_LEVEL = "2"
$env:TF_USE_LEGACY_KERAS = "1"
$env:KERAS_BACKEND = "tensorflow"
```
4. **Tesseract Not Found**: Make sure Tesseract is installed and properly added to your system PATH.
## Developer Guide
### Adding a New OCR Engine
1. Create a new engine class that inherits from `BaseOCREngine` in `ocr_app/core/ocr_engine.py`:
```python
class MyNewOCREngine(BaseOCREngine):
def __init__(self, settings):
super().__init__(settings)
# Initialize your OCR engine
def extract_text(self, image, preserve_layout=True):
# Implement OCR logic
return extracted_text
```
2. Add engine detection in the `OCREngine._check_engines` method:
```python
def _check_engines(self):
engines = {
# Existing engines
"my_new_engine": False
}
# Check for your engine
try:
# Check if your OCR engine is available
engines["my_new_engine"] = True
except ImportError:
pass
return engines
```
3. Register the engine in `OCREngine._initialize_engines`:
```python
if self.available_engines.get("my_new_engine", False):
try:
self.engines["my_new_engine"] = MyNewOCREngine(self.settings)
except Exception as e:
logger.error(f"Failed to initialize MyNewOCR engine: {e}")
```
### Customizing Settings
You can create a custom configuration file at `ocr_app/config/config.json`:
```json
{
"ocr": {
"engines": {
"tesseract": {
"enabled": true,
"cmd_path": "C:\\Program Files\\Tesseract-OCR\\tesseract.exe"
},
"easyocr": {
"enabled": true,
"gpu": false
}
},
"default_engine": "tesseract",
"preserve_layout": true
},
"models": {
"download_path": "./custom_models",
"qa_model": "distilbert-base-cased-distilled-squad"
}
}
```
## Technologies Used
- **Streamlit**: For building the interactive web application
- **PyMuPDF (fitz)**: For improved PDF handling and processing
- **Pillow (PIL)**: For image processing and manipulation
- **EasyOCR**: Neural network-based OCR engine
- **PaddleOCR**: State-of-the-art OCR system with high accuracy
- **OpenCV**: For advanced image preprocessing and layout analysis
- **Pytesseract**: Tesseract OCR Python wrapper
- **Transformers**: HuggingFace library for loaded pre-trained models
- **SentenceTransformers**: For generating sentence embeddings
- **FAISS**: Facebook AI Similarity Search for efficient similarity search
- **PyTorch**: Deep learning framework underpinning the ML models
## Contact
For inquiries or feedback:
- **Email**: [rayyanahmed265@yahoo.com](mailto:rayyanahmed265@yahoo.com)
- **LinkedIn**: [Rayyan Ahmed](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rayyan-ahmed9477/)
- **GitHub**: [Rayyan9477](https://github.com/Rayyan9477/)
## License
This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.