Hacker News with Generative AI: OCR

Show HN: A highly extensible framework for building OCR systems (github.com/robbyzhaox)
MyOCR is a highly extensible and customizable framework for building OCR systems. Engineers can easily train, integrate deep learning models into custom OCR pipelines for real-world applications.
Open Source, Computer Vision, OCR, Deep Learning, Software
16 points by robbyzhao 4 days ago | 0 comments
ClawPDF – Open-Source Virtual/Network PDF Printer with OCR and Image Support (github.com/clawsoftware)
ClawPDF may seem like yet another Virtual PDF/OCR/Image Printer, but it actually comes packed with features that are typically found in enterprise solutions.
Open Source, PDF, OCR, Image Processing, Software
192 points by miles 4 days ago | 26 comments
Show HN: SnipFast – Extract Highlighted Text from Physical Books (snipfa.st)
Software, Tools, OCR, Text Extraction, Books
10 points by tomsaju 28 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: OCR pipeline for ML training (tables, diagrams, math, multilingual) (github.com/ses4255)
This OCR system is specifically designed to extract structured data from complex educational materials—such as exam papers—in a format optimized for machine learning (ML) training.
Machine Learning, OCR, Education, Data Extraction, Open Source
170 points by ses425500000 49 days ago | 38 comments
Show HN: Docsumo's OCR Benchmark Report – Surpassing Mistral and Landing AI (docsumo.com)
In the past month, the AI community witnessed the launch of two much-anticipated OCR solutions—Mistral OCR by the Mistral team (known for their LLMs) and Agentic Document Extraction by Landing AI, Andrew Ng’s company. At Docsumo, we live and breathe Document AI. So when these releases hit the market, we couldn’t resist putting them to the test
OCR, AI, Benchmarking, Open Source, Document AI
3 points by snehanairdoc 50 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Qwen-2.5-32B is now the best open source OCR model (github.com/getomni-ai)
A benchmarking tool that compares OCR and data extraction capabilities of different large multimodal models such as gpt-4o, evaluating both text and json extraction accuracy. The goal of this benchmark is to publish a comprehensive benchmark of OCR accuracy across traditional OCR providers and multimodal Language Models. The evaluation dataset and methodologies are all Open Source, and we encourage expanding this benchmark to encompass any additional providers.
Open Source, OCR, AI, Benchmarking, Language Models
211 points by themanmaran 52 days ago | 47 comments
How do open source VLMs perform at OCR (getomni.ai)
For several months, we’ve been evaluating how well vision models handle OCR. Our initial benchmark focused on the closed-source models (GPT, Gemini, and Claude) and their comparisons to traditional OCR providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.).
Open Source, Vision Models, OCR
4 points by tosh 55 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: We OCR'ed 60k pages of the JFK files with AI (doctly.ai)
AI, OCR, History, Government Documents
11 points by kapitalx 65 days ago | 3 comments
ScanSearch Integrates Workflow and Full OCR Scan (scansearch.com)
Scanning documents with full-text OCR improves efficiency by making them searchable, allowing quick access to information. It enhances collaboration, ensures compliance, and strengthens security by safeguarding sensitive data, providing a significant edge for businesses.
OCR, Document Management, Workflow, Business Efficiency, Security
3 points by CDScanSearch 72 days ago | 0 comments
Auntie PDF – an open source app built using Mistral OCR (auntiepdf.com)
Your all-knowing guide that unpacks every PDF into clear, actionable insights. Just like your favorite aunt, but for documents!
Open Source, OCR, Document Processing, PDF, Artificial Intelligence
99 points by bilater 77 days ago | 40 comments
Evaluating Mistral OCR Against Gemini 2.0 Flash (reducto.ai)
Today, Mistral AI released a new OCR model, claiming to be state-of-the-art (SOTA) on unreleased benchmarks. We decided to put the model to the test.
OCR, Generative AI, AI Models, Benchmarking, Technology
15 points by raunakchowdhuri 78 days ago | 0 comments
Mistral OCR (mistral.ai)
Introducing the world’s best document understanding API.
OCR, API, Document Understanding
1756 points by littlemerman 78 days ago | 417 comments
Mistral OCR (mistral.ai)
Introducing the world’s best document understanding API.
OCR, API, Document Understanding
48 points by meetpateltech 78 days ago | 3 comments
I built an extension that lets you extract text from anywhere to your clipboard (chromewebstore.google.com)
Extract text from any part of your browser screen using Esticra OCR.
Chrome Extensions, OCR, Productivity, Text Extraction, Web Development
6 points by mosmn 79 days ago | 4 comments
Putting Andrew Ng's OCR models to the test (runpulse.com)
Today, Andrew Ng, one of the legends of the AI world, released a new document extraction service that went viral on X.
Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision, OCR, Andrew Ng
124 points by ritvikpandey21 85 days ago | 61 comments
OlmOCR: Open-source tool to extract plain text from PDFs (allenai.org)
Open Source, OCR, PDF, Text Extraction, Software
313 points by eamag 87 days ago | 42 comments
Ask HN: What is the best method for turning a scanned book as a PDF into text? (ycombinator.com)
I like reading philosophy, particularly from the authors rather than a secondhand account.
Text Extraction, OCR, Philosophy, Digital Books
206 points by resource_waste 98 days ago | 108 comments
Benchmarking vision-language models on OCR in dynamic video environments (arxiv.org)
This paper introduces an open-source benchmark for evaluating Vision-Language Models (VLMs) on Optical Character Recognition (OCR) tasks in dynamic video environments.
Computer Vision, OCR, Video Processing, Benchmarking, Open Source
142 points by ashu_trv 98 days ago | 58 comments
OCR Crypto Stealers in Google Play and App Store (securelist.com)
In March 2023, researchers at ESET discovered malware implants embedded into various messaging app mods. Some of these scanned users’ image galleries in search of crypto wallet access recovery phrases. The search employed an OCR model which selected images on the victim’s device to exfiltrate and send to the C2 server. The campaign, which targeted Android and Windows users, saw the malware spread through unofficial sources.
Mobile Security, Malware, Cryptocurrency, OCR, Android
35 points by shifty1 107 days ago | 5 comments
Liberate tabular data from scanned documents (blog.wzb.eu)
During the last months I often had to deal with the problem of extracting tabular data from scanned documents.
Data Extraction, OCR, Document Processing
6 points by leonry 156 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Adventures in OCR (medusis.com)
This past few weeks I've been working on OCRing an ancient book: a late 19th century edition of 18th century memoirs, in French: Les Mémoires de Saint-Simon.
OCR, Historical Research, Projects, Software
126 points by bambax 157 days ago | 45 comments
Show HN: High-accuracy OCR API for receipts/invoice with easy customisation (visionparser.com)
Welcome to the next level of document automation! Our innovative OCR API, powered by state-of-the-art Generative AI, gives you a flexible solution that fits your unique workflow and business requirements. Experience exceptional accuracy, speed, affordability and customisation.
OCR, Generative AI, Business, Automation, Software
21 points by salihkoodathil 160 days ago | 6 comments
Llama-OCR: Document to Markdown (llamaocr.com)
Upload an image to turn it into structured markdown
OCR, Markdown, AI, Tools
293 points by lapnect 189 days ago | 96 comments
Show HN: I launched a super cheap and simple to use OCR tool for macOS (textcapture.app)
Ever tried to quickly copy and paste some text, only to realize it's unselectable or embedded in a video or image? That happens to me all the time!
macOS, OCR, Software, Productivity Tools
24 points by auden_pierce 201 days ago | 41 comments
Show HN: PDF to MD by LLMs – Extract Text/Tables/Image Descriptives by GPT4o (github.com/yigitkonur)
Swift OCR: LLM Powered Fast OCR ⚡
Open Source, Language Models, OCR, Text Extraction
191 points by yigitkonur35 244 days ago | 91 comments
General OCR Theory: Towards OCR-2.0 via a Unified End-to-End Model (huggingface.co)
Traditional OCR systems (OCR-1.0) are increasingly unable to meet people's usage due to the growing demand for intelligent processing of man-made optical characters.
OCR, Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning
31 points by ac1spkrbox 254 days ago | 2 comments
Show HN: LLM-aided OCR – Correcting Tesseract OCR errors with LLMs (github.com/Dicklesworthstone)
OCR, LLMs, Generative AI, Software, Open Source
479 points by eigenvalue 287 days ago | 172 comments
Show HN: Zerox – Document OCR with GPT-mini (github.com/getomni-ai)
OCR, GPT, Open Source, Show HN, AI
246 points by themanmaran 304 days ago | 98 comments
Ask HN: How to OCR a PDF and preserve whitespace? (ycombinator.com)
OCR, PDF, Data Extraction, Programming
26 points by GirkovArpa 350 days ago | 17 comments
OCR Tools for Mac, iOS and Windows (rorybowcott.com)
OCR, Software, Mac, iOS, Windows
17 points by silkySloth 355 days ago | 5 comments