In the age of technology, web apps must quickly eliminate manual ID verification processes. This shift enables safer and more efficient user onboarding. JavaScript Optical Character Recognition (OCR) APIs can play a pivotal role, as they can extract and analyze text from images of ID documents. This automation not only streamlines processes but also improves […]
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Have you ever considered how paper documents can be kept safe in today’s world? Historical archives, like those that manage scanned documents, are vulnerable to degradation. They risk deterioration if not converted to digital formats in time. High-accuracy JavaScript OCR APIs, such as Tesseract OCR, provide a solution to this problem. These OCR engines perform […]
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Do you think there is an affordable way to extract information in an editable format from images? Such technology does exist. Now, with the advantages of AI, JavaScript OCR APIs take it a notch higher. The accuracy of text recognition with OCR agents increases dramatically. In most cases, it reaches 90% or more. But how […]
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As a data specialist, you must have faced various challenges when extracting data from scanned documents. One of the biggest challenges data specialists face is data entry in data management. However, there are many technologies in the market today that extract data. One of them is OCR data extraction software. You can use it to […]
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Is your business still using OCR data extraction vs manual data entry? Companies can save up to 90% time by switching to automated data entry with OCR data extraction. This switch also reduces mistakes. Being quick and accurate is very important. Choosing between OCR data extraction and manual data entry is a key decision. Automated […]
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Have you ever wondered how your phone can turn a picture of a document into editable text? Thanks to Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology, this is possible. Adding a high accuracy OCR SDK for Android to your app can greatly improve its features and user experience. In this blog, we will show you how to […]
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Extracting text/data from printed or digital documents is a common practice in the business world. However, with technological advancements, businesses are shifting from manual data entry/data extraction to automated data extraction processes. This is where document parsing software and OCR technology come in. These technologies are often used together to automate the process of extracting […]
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Have you ever wondered how businesses turn printed or handwritten documents into digital files? The answer is in two smart technologies: Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and Intelligent Character Recognition (ICR). Knowing the difference between OCR and ICR can help you pick the right one for your needs. It is important to choose the right option […]
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OCR data extraction involves extracting text from scanned documents and text images. These include financial documents, ID cards, passports, medical records, and more. Since these documents contain personally identifiable information (PII), securing OCR data extraction is imperative. Moreover, depending on the country you’re operating in, you may be bound by regulations like GDPR or CCPA […]
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Thanks to optical character recognition (OCR) technology, computers can now “read” text from images or scanned documents. This means they can convert images of text into editable and searchable formats. This is text recognition is super useful because it saves time and makes things more accessible. An OCR API makes it possible for developers. For […]
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Extracting data manually from documents and scanned images was pretty common back then. However, many businesses today use OCR or optical character recognition to automate data extraction. OCR basically extracts data from scanned documents (printed or handwritten text) and images containing text automatically. It then converts the extracted data into machine-readable text. Due to its […]
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OCR is a remarkable technology that has transformed how we extract data/information from documents and text images. It offers impressive benefits like document processing, ID verification, and form digitization. Thus, OCR is now increasingly used in mobile applications. Fortunately, an updated OCR Android SDK integration makes it easier for developers to implement OCR features in […]
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As businesses increasingly focus on document digitization and improving operation efficiency, OCR software has emerged as a powerful tool. It has revolutionized how we extract text from digital, printed, or handwritten documents. OCR offers various benefits for businesses operating across industries, from healthcare and education to finance and accounting. OCR benefits include enhanced efficiency and […]
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OCR data capture is a powerful feature that various web and mobile apps offer today. It enables us to automatically extract text from scanned documents and images (containing text). OCR basically converts scanned documents, PDFs, and images into searchable and editable documents. However, developing OCR data capture features from scratch is a time-consuming and challenging […]
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If you’re a React developer, you’re probably using React 18, the latest major version of the React framework, to build your web apps. Ever since React 18 was released (back in 2022), it has been making waves among front-end developers with its new features and enhancements. These include automatic batching, streaming server-side rendering, suspense on […]
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In today’s fast digital world, we need to handle documents and manage information well. This has led to the growing popularity of something called optical character recognition, or OCR for short. OCR and data extraction go hand in hand, allowing us to extract text from image files and scanned documents automatically. Hence, OCR data extraction […]
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An invoice is a document consisting of the costs of products or services purchased or sold. It shows the amount a buyer needs to pay a seller. Companies often manage invoices, depending on whether they bought or sold products/services. A crucial step in invoice approval is extracting relevant data from invoices and entering it into […]
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OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is a super helpful technology that enables the digitization of valuable data available in paper documents and photographs. Thus, Android developers are creating OCR apps to make data extraction from invoices, ID cards, receipts, and images quick and easy for Android users. However, building OCR functionality from scratch while ensuring a […]
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OCR data extraction technology has been around for quite some time. However, its potential is only just being realized. OCR has the ability to convert images of printed or handwritten text into digital text. Moreover, it can then be easily edited, searched, and analyzed. In the world of business operations, OCR and data extraction are […]
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The JavaScript OCR API is the solution you’ve been searching for to streamline the process of recognizing and interpreting text from images or documents on your web application. The OCR API for JavaScript can recognize image text and converts it into a machine-readable format. It saves you time and resources for building OCR source code […]
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Businesses of all sizes handle different types of documents daily, including handwritten, printed, and digital documents. They often need to extract data from such documents to make informed decisions, enhance customer experiences, and improve business processes and operations. For example, when a bank offers loans, borrowers must submit different documents, such as salary slips, bank […]
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Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is a method that transforms an image of text into a machine-readable text format. So if you scan a form or receipt, your computer will save the scan as an image file. Using a text editor you cannot edit, search, or count the words in the image file. However, with an […]
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OCR software enables the digitization of important data that is included in paper documents and photographs. They can then be electronically changed, shared, and kept. Even better, you can make an editable document from a scanned image. Then you may use it as a model for other documents in the future. However, you must be […]
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Every company is searching for a competitive advantage when conducting their business processes, whether it’s marketing, collecting data to analyze sales or order fulfillment. So they tend to adopt various technologies to carry out these tasks more efficiently. This high dependency on technology has created a demand for smarter and more powerful computers than ever […]
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An Optical Character Recognition – or simply OCR API is a valuable machine vision tool that allows you to recognize and retrieve text from images for further processing or storage. This is particularly useful when dealing with text scans and pictures, such as invoices, scanned forms, and signage. What Is an OCR API? We evaluate […]
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In just a few short years, machine learning has advanced to the point where it can make both our personal and our professional lives easier in a wide range of different ways. As a subset of the larger topic of artificial intelligence, machine learning is simply classified as the use of various statistical techniques that […]
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Automated analysis and information extraction from pictures of structured documents is one of the use cases we have at Filestack for applied machine learning. We are working with envelopes, receipts, invoices, and most recently: checks. Checks are a medium of a little archaic form of monetary transfers – almost unseen outside United States, nevertheless used […]
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Overview In late 2018 when we released the Document Detection service at Filestack, no one anticipated it to become an essential intelligence task alongside OCR. If you are working with images that contain documents inside, it’s essential to find your document in the image by detecting the edges and border of the document, transforming its […]
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When you scan documents like invoices or receipts, they might be rotated, folded, or blurry. To work with them you need a process to detect your document inside, generate its bounding box, transform the detected document to fit the whole image (keeping its aspect ratio), and pre-process it to increase the OCR (optical character recognition) […]
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“As much as businesses wanted to go paperless, paper never got away” Industry Office Mail Automation Use Case Filestack Capture and Image Intelligence for digitizing mail envelope data About Earth Class Mail Earth Class Mail allows businesses to manage mail like email. With Earth Class Mail, customers are able to prioritize their mail and transform […]
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Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology provides the basis for a number of flexible, advanced features for developers and non-developers alike. Mobile device, augmented reality and machine learning analysis programs all involve the knowledge of OCR technology. Users in these sectors are able to quickly identify and analyze written text, porting this functionality into next-generation technologies. […]
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Optical Character Recognition technology is about more than just digitizing documents – it’s about revolutionizing the way that your organization interacts with its data. With OCR, you can give your workforce access to superior tools, ultimately making every part of your business more efficient. Here are just a few ways in which Filestack OCR’s technology can […]
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Document Detection and Preprocessing is one of Filestack’s latest intelligent products. Not only is its main objective detecting the documents in the images, transformations, and denoising, but it can also serve as an advanced tool for enhancing and improving OCR results. The following article explores and elaborates on the details of how this tool has […]
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CTOs are constantly investigating new technology. While it can be difficult to identify the technologies that will produce the highest ROI, optical character recognition (OCR) has made great strides over the past few years and is now one of the most all-around advanced utilities. Here are a few things that you should know about Filestack […]
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2024 is shaping up to be a pivotal year for AI, with businesses across all sectors increasingly integrating AI technologies for enhanced security, efficient document processing, data analytics, and more. At its core, AI focuses on automation and augmentation, significantly enhancing and accelerating various business processes. Regardless of whether your business currently utilizes AI, it’s […]
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No AI Developers? No problem! Implement Filestack OCR and stay ahead of the competition. Whether sifting through big data or providing customer-friendly tools, artificial intelligence is now at the forefront of business technology. Yet it’s not always feasible for an organization to invest the time into artificial development themselves. How can your organization use Filestack Capture to […]
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Get to market faster with the all-in-one OCR SDK provided by Filestack. Filestack Capture provides advanced OCR technology, usable out-of-the-box or easily integrated into existing platforms and solutions. Regardless of your organization’s use cases or existing workflows, Filestack Capture can speed up your time to market, improve your efficiencies, and reduce costs. Cut Your Development […]
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Filestack Capture provides an all-in-one optical character recognition suite that can be used right out of the box. With Filestack Capture’s OCR technology, an organization can immediately begin integrating optical character recognition into their existing infrastructure and business processes. Filestack Capture saves an organization money in a multitude of ways, improving a company’s bottom line, scalability, and agility. Filestack Capture Requires Fewer […]
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Integrate Optical Character Recognition into any content workflow through Filestack OCR and Workflows. By leveraging Filestack, OCR functionality can be introduced directly into your content pipeline, making it easier for your organization to focus on its other operations. It’s Easy to Add OCR to Any Content Pipeline Filestack Workflows makes it trivial to create a complete end-to-end content pipeline for […]
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If you’ve explored Optical Character Recognition (OCR) over the years, you may be skeptical of the power of today’s processing solutions. Previous generations of OCR software were sub-par at best, delivering general purpose content that was often riddled with errors and inaccuracies. After a few trials, many business and technology leaders would go back to […]
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Mankind’s struggle to convey meaning ‘twixt pen and mind has long been a problem for anyone wishing to communicate effectively. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is a modern solution to this age-old challenge, brought into the present day need for machines to understand human-readable glyphs and characters. How many times have you been frustrated that you […]
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Optical Character Recognition (OCR) is being implemented across a number of industries as a way to quickly archive, analyze, modify and maintain physical documents. OCR uses advanced artificial intelligence and pattern recognition technologies to convert analog documents into digitally readable text. How Does OCR Work? Optical character recognition takes a still image or frames of […]
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There are many OCR solutions available, but not all of them are sufficient in terms of data accuracy. General OCR solutions have an accuracy up to around 98% of the data, and while that may sound like a lot, that means that out of 1,000 characters 20 of them will be incorrect. More advanced OCR […]
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There was once a time when data processing took a level of skill that was hard to find. Today, there is endless chatter surrounding whether or not technology will completely take over even the most complicated of tasks – like a scene straight out of a movie. Consumers constantly see ads for driverless cars and […]
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Without verification, most data entry achieves about a 96% accuracy. Comparatively, OCR technology can now achieve rates of up to 98% accuracy, with a number of distinct advantages. While some data entry jobs may always exist – especially data entry jobs that are transformative in nature — it’s likely that the bulk of them will be automated within […]
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Generic OCR programs are adequate for simple text scooping and editing. For example, with Microsoft OneNote, you can import a PDF or JPEG image and use the OCR tool to output text. After that, you’re on your own. General purpose OCR lacks the tools for your business to take full advantage of the tremendous labor-saving […]
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Optical Character Recognition makes it easier to create searchable documents, analyze paper documents and digitize documents for permanent storage. As an extremely broad technology, it can be applied to many areas of a business. Here’s how to get the most out of your OCR tool. Conduct a Business Process Audit. Identify areas in which your business could […]
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Facial Recognition is a common feature for sites with social computing features. There are several examples of facial recognition that you encounter every day: Allowing end users to tag people based on faces in pictures Extracting a thumbnail of a face to be used as a profile picture Preventing faces from being visible in any images […]
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