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docTRFull replacement6.4kApache-2.0Open sourceNoPythonv1.1.02026-10-16

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docTR (Document Text Recognition) - a seamless, high-performing & accessible library for OCR-related tasks powered by Deep Learning. Ongoing development and maintenance by t2k.

OCR library with text detection and recognition models that run in Python.

Language
Python
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
6.4k
Latest
v1.1.0
Last push
2026-10-16

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Language
C++
Licence
Apache-2.0
Stars
77k
Last push
2026-10-18

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