Tesseract OCR

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Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Android, api, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows.

Tesseract OCR is ranked #4 of 27 in OCR API software on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, API, iOS, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Tesseract OCR Free Open source OCR engine · Apache License 2.0 tesseract-ocr.github.io · 3 Oct 2026

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Free plan: Yes
Structure extraction: Yes
SDK languages: C, C++

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The record

What it does: Tesseract is an open source OCR engine that extracts printed text from images.
How to use it: It can be used from the command line or through an API, and the project does not include a GUI application.
Recognition engine: Tesseract 4 added an LSTM neural-network engine for line recognition while retaining the legacy engine.
Languages: The project says Tesseract can recognize more than 100 languages out of the box.
Output formats: Supported output formats include plain text, hOCR, PDF, TSV, ALTO, and PAGE.
Image formats: Supported input formats include PNG, JPEG, TIFF, JPEG 2000, GIF, WebP, BMP, and PNM.
PDF limitation: Tesseract cannot read PDF files directly; its documentation suggests converting them or using OCRmyPDF, and says PDF is supported as an output format.
Integrations: The project documentation lists language wrappers including Python, Java, Swift, Flutter, Ruby, Rust, and Go.
Platforms: The manual says Tesseract can be compiled for targets including Android and iPhone; the project also lists Linux, macOS, and Windows GUI projects using Tesseract.
License: Tesseract is distributed under the Apache License 2.0.
Security updates: The repository security policy lists version 5.5.x as supported and versions below 5.5 as unsupported.
Support: The project directs users to its documentation, FAQ, forums, past issues, and mailing lists for support.
Downloads: Tesseract is included in most Linux distributions, and the downloads page says there is no official Windows installer for newer versions.
Purpose: Tesseract is an open source text recognition (OCR) engine for extracting printed text from images.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best OCR API Software in 2026#4 of 27

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Sources

tesseract-ocr.github.io/tessdoc/· checked 2 Oct 2026
github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract· checked 2 Oct 2026
tesseract-ocr.github.io/tessdoc/InputFormats.html· checked 2 Oct 2026
tesseract-ocr.github.io/tessdoc/AddOns.html· checked 2 Oct 2026
github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/blob/main/SECUR· checked 2 Oct 2026
tesseract-ocr.github.io/tessdoc/Downloads.html· checked 2 Oct 2026