Ask HN: Help please – OCR Software

1 points by igib 12y ago ↗ HN

Hi HN,

Part of my business requires customers to verify their account by uploading a picture of themselves holding a note with handwritten code on it. It is currently being done manually. I looked into free OCR software in hope to automate the process but the results are terrible at best. I have not tried any paid software yet. Can anyone shed some light on this and share their experiences/ideas/solutions?

Cheers

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atestu 12y ago ↗

I use OCRKit on the Mac, it's rather inexpensive, integrates well in workflows and works really well. Perfect for making PDF indexable for instance.

I scan on my phone with an app that saves on dropbox, and Hazel launches any new PDF saved to that specific dropbox folder in OCRKit.