pdf_ocr

A Flutter/Dart plugin for extracting text from PDF files using native Rust-powered OCR for fast and accurate results. Ideal for applications that need to process and analyze PDF documents on mobile and desktop platforms.

Features

• Extracts text from PDF files using OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
• Fast and efficient, powered by Rust native code
• Simple API for integration into Flutter and Dart projects
• Cross-platform support

Usage

Check out the example project.

Add the dependency to your pubspec.yaml:

dependencies:
  pdf_ocr: ^<latest_version>

FilePickerResult? result = await FilePicker.platform.pickFiles();

final content = await PdfOcrClient().extractPdfText(
    result.files.single.path!,
);

Development prerequisites

To contribute to the development of this package, you will need to set up your development environment as follows:

• Rust toolchain (for building native code)
• Platform-specific build tools (see flutter_rust_bridge)

Modifying the package

You need to install a matching version of flutter_rust_bridge_codegen, which is currently fixed to 2.11.1. The flutter dependency should follow the same version:

flutter_rust_bridge: 2.11.1

cargo install flutter_rust_bridge_codegen --version 2.11.1
flutter_rust_bridge_codegen generate