Stop Retyping Text from Screenshots Manually
As web developers and content creators, we often find ourselves staring at an image—maybe a client’s mockup, an error log screenshot, or a PDF—wishing we could just copy-paste the text inside it. Retyping is slow and prone to errors.
Fortunately, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology has evolved. While there are cloud tools like Brandfolder’s Workbench that allow for quick text extraction directly in the browser, many developers prefer building their own privacy-focused solutions.
Option 1: Quick Online Tools (For Casual Use)
If you need to extract text once in a while, browser-based tools are efficient. They analyze the pixel data and convert it into selectable strings. This is perfect for:
- Grabbing text from infographics.
- Digitizing printed business cards.
- Copying code snippets from video tutorials.
Building Your Own OCR App?
Online tools have limits. If you are developing an application that requires processing thousands of images (like Tesseract OCR), you need a powerful Linux VPS.
Deploy Your App on WPressly VPSOption 2: The Developer Way (Self-Hosted on VPS)
For businesses concerned about data privacy or API costs, hosting an open-source OCR engine like Tesseract on your own server is the best approach. By using a VPS from WPressly, you gain:
- Data Privacy: No sensitive images are sent to third-party servers.
- Performance: Dedicated resources mean faster processing for bulk images.
- Customization: Train the OCR model to recognize specific fonts or languages clearly.
How to Get Started?
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