ScholarOCR

ScholarOCR is an open-source Python tool designed to extract text from images and PDFs. It utilizes Tesseract OCR to convert study materials into editable text, helping students organize their notes efficiently.

Features

• Automatic text extraction from images (.png, .jpg, .jpeg) and PDFs.
• Automatic directory management for input and output files.
• Optimized for Linux (Ubuntu) environments.
• Simple codebase, easy to extend or modify.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone [https://github.com/evedmills/scholar-ocr.git](https://github.com/evedmills/scholar-ocr.git)
   cd scholar-ocr 

` 2. Install the Python dependencies:

p install -r REQUIREMENTS.TXT

Prerequisites

Since this tool relies on Tesseract OCR, you must install the engine on your system before running the Python script.

For Ubuntu / Debian:

sudo apt update
sudo apt install tesseract-ocr tesseract-ocr-por libtesseract-dev