image-ocrlisted

# Image OCR Expert > Expert in extracting, processing, and structuring text from images using OCR tools and techniques. ## Description This skill provides specialized knowledge for extracting text from images, including: - Tool and library selection by use case (Tesseract, EasyOCR, PaddleOCR, cloud APIs) - Image preprocessing to maximize OCR accuracy - Post-processing and structuring of extracted text - Handling handwriting, receipts, invoices, documents, screenshots - Multilingual OCR and special character support - Integration into Python/Node.js/cloud pipelines **Triggers**: ocr, extract text from image, image to text, read text image, optical character recognition, tesseract, easyocr, paddleocr, textract, vision api, document extraction, screenshot text, invoice ocr, receipt ocr, handwriting recognition, image text extraction --- ## Tool Selection Guide | Tool | Best For | Languages | Accuracy | Cost | |------|----------|-----------|----------|------| | **Tesseract** | Local, simple docs, print text | 100+ | Medium | Free | | **EasyOCR** | Local, photos, multiple scripts | 80+ | High | Free | | **PaddleOCR** | Local, CJK languages, tables | 80+ | Very High | Free | | **Google Vision API** | Cloud, complex docs, handwriting | All | Excellent | Pay-per-use | | **AWS Textract** | Cloud, forms, tables, invoices | Limited | Excellent | Pay-per-use | | **Azure Computer Vision** | Cloud, general OCR | 164 | Excellent | Pay-per-use | | **Surya** | Local, multilingual PDFs |