A swift package that allows you to recognize text in images

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TextRecognizer Swift

A swift package that allows you to recognize text in images.

Features

  • Recognize text in CGImage or NSImage
  • Support multiple languages
  • Recognition can be performed asynchronously with completion handler or synchronously with throws

Installation

TextRecognizer is available through Swift Package Manager. To install it, simply add the following line to your Package.swift file’s dependencies:

.package(url: "https://github.com/pepebecker/text-recognizer-swift", from: "0.1.0")

Also add the following product your your target’s dependencies:

.product(name: "TextRecognizer", package: "text-recognizer-swift"),

And then run swift package update to fetch the dependencies.

You can also add TextRecognizer to your Xcode project by going to File > Swift Packages > Add Package Dependency… and entering the repository URL.

Usage

Import the package

import TextRecognizer

Supported Languages

You can retrieve a list of supported languages with supportedLanguages:

do {
  let languages = try TextRecognizer.supportedLanguages()
  print(languages)
} catch {
  print(error)
}

Asynchronous Recognition

You can recognize text in an image asynchronously by providing a completion handler:

let image = NSImage(named: "sample")!
TextRecognizer.recognize(image: image, languages: ["en-US"]) { result, error in
  if let error = error {
    print(error)
  } else if let result = result {
    print(result)
  }
}

Synchronous Recognition

You can also recognize text in an image synchronously with throws:

let image = NSImage(named: "sample")!
do {
  let result = try TextRecognizer.recognize(image: image, languages: ["en-US"])
  print(result)
} catch {
  print(error)
}

Requirements

  • Xcode 12+
  • Swift 5.3+

Dependencies

  • Vision framework from Apple.

License

TextRecognizer is released under the ISC license. See LICENSE for details.

Contributing

If you have a question, found a bug or want to propose a feature, have a look at the issues page.

GitHub

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