BruceZhang1993/FastOCR
FastOCR 是一款开源免费的提供在线 OCR 文字识别的桌面工具
- Stars
- 82
- Forks
- 7
- Open issues
- 0
- Last push
- 3mo ago
FastOCR star history
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About FastOCR
FastOCR is a free, open-source computer vision tool by BruceZhang1993, written mainly in Python. FastOCR 是一款开源免费的提供在线 OCR 文字识别的桌面工具. It has 82 GitHub stars and 7 forks, and was last updated 3mo ago. It's released under the LGPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- LGPL-3.0
- Commercial use
- Weak copyleft
- Language
- Python
- Stars
- 82
- Last update
- 3mo ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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FastOCR FAQ
Can I use FastOCR commercially?
Yes, with conditions. Under LGPL-3.0, you can use it in a commercial product, but changes you make to this project itself must be shared under the same license. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is FastOCR free?
Yes. FastOCR is open source and free to use. It's released under the LGPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does FastOCR run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, FastOCR works on macOS.
Does FastOCR need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is FastOCR still maintained?
It was last updated 3mo ago. Check recent issues on GitHub to judge how active it is.
What are alternatives to FastOCR?
Similar free, open-source tools include Umi-OCR, receipt-ocr, android-ocr, Folio-OCR.
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