JHOCR Usage

How to use jhocr

Create your searchable pdf from an image using the tesseract java api tess4j or the tesseract binaries installed on your system.

How it works

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Create your searchable pdf from an image using the tesseract java api tess4j.

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On MacOSX

MacOSX Part 1

Get home brew installed.

1. check the home brew page for newer howtos
2. otherwise run on your terminal (don't run it as sudo):

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/mxcl/homebrew/go/install)"

1. accept xcode install
2. run on your terminal:

brew doctor

1. follow the steps an than run:

export PATH='/usr/local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bash_profile

MacOSX Part 2

1. run on your terminal:

brew install tesseract

1. grab a bier
2. wait untill finished and than test your installation with:

$ tesseract -v
tesseract 3.02.02
 leptonica-1.69
  libjpeg 8d : libpng 1.5.17 : libtiff 4.0.3 : zlib 1.2.5

Sources used for this article:

• Installing Tesseract on a Mac
• Home Brew

On Windows

1. Next, Next, Next and Finish :)

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On Linux

1. sudo apt-get install tesseract-ocr

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