Repeato OCR

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an OCR Javascript library for Node.js and Electron main processes

Based on PaddleOCR and ONNX Runtime, supports PP-OCRv4 model

Getting Started

Node

Example

bun add @repeato/ocr
import Ocr from '@repeato/ocr'
const ocr = await Ocr.create()
const result = await ocr.detect('a.jpg')

Electron

Electron App

Use @repeato/ocr/electron in the Electron main process. The repository still contains renderer-side example code for the packaged Electron smoke app, but there is no separate browser package in the Repeato publish flow.

Package export notes:

• import Ocr from '@repeato/ocr' and import Ocr from '@repeato/ocr/electron' are the preferred ESM entrypoints.
• The published package also exposes explicit CommonJS require() entrypoints for both @repeato/ocr and @repeato/ocr/electron.
• Those require() exports exist so Electron apps that externalize OCR instead of bundling it, such as Repeato-Studio, receive a stable CommonJS shape with create() directly on the loaded module.
• The Electron app in this repository bundles local source files with esbuild aliases, so its import path is simpler than an application that loads the published package through webpack externals.

React Native

Example

bun add @gutenye/ocr-react-native
import Ocr from '@gutenye/ocr-react-native'
const ocr = await Ocr.create()
const result = await ocr.detect('a.jpg')

C++

Example

#include "native-ocr.h"
NativeOcr* ocr = new NativeOcr(..)
auto result = ocr->detect("a.jpg");

API Reference

Ocr.create({
  models?: {
    detectionPath: string
    recognitionPath: string
    dictionaryPath: string
  },
  isDebug?: boolean
  debugOutputDir?: string // Node only
  recognitionImageMaxSize?: number // RN only
  detectionThreshold?: number // RN only
  detectionBoxThreshold?: number // RN only
  detectionUnclipRatiop?: number // RN only
  detectionUseDilate?: boolean // RN only
  detectionUsePolygonScore?: boolean // RN only
  useDirectionClassify?: boolean // RN only
  onnxOptions?: {}       // Node only. Pass to ONNX Runtime
}): Promise<Ocr>

ocr.detect(imagePath: string | {data: Uint8Array | Uint8ClampedArray | Buffer, width: number, height: number}, {
  onnxOptions?: {}     // Node only. Pass to ONNX Runtime
}): Promise<{texts: TextLine[], resizedImageWidth: number, resizedImageHeight: number}>

TextLine {
  text: string
  score: number
  frame: { top, left, width, height }
}

Development

• Requires Git LFS to clone the repo

brew install git-lfs 
git clone git@github.com:gutenye/ocr.git

• Development

Publishing

• GitHub Actions publishes only @repeato/ocr from packages/node
• Release publication happens after the packaged Electron smoke matrix passes
• A local npm publish is not required to create the package on npm if the @repeato scope and token permissions are already set up correctly

Related Projects

Name	Platforms	Note
eSearch-OCR	Electron
paddleocr-onnx	Node	Recogination part is incomplete
ocrjs	Node	Recogination part is incomplete
Paddle-Lite-Demo	Mobile, C++