image_text_reader 2.0.1

Offline OCR plugin for Flutter using PaddleOCR v5 and ONNX Runtime. Supports on-device text detection and recognition with no internet connection.

Image Text reader

Formerly known as Flutter Local Ocr

A fast, fully offline OCR plugin for Flutter powered by PaddleOCR v5 and ONNX Runtime.

Extract text from images entirely on-device with no internet connection required.

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Features

• Fully offline
• Native Android implementation
• Powered by PaddleOCR v5
  • Detection OCRv6
  • Recognition OCRv5
• ONNX Runtime inference
• Fast image processing
• No cloud APIs
• No usage limits
• Easy Flutter API

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Installation

dependencies:
  image_text_reader: ^1.0.0

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Android

No additional setup required.

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Usage

final result = await FlutterLocalOcr.extractText(imagePath);

print(result.text);

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Example

File image = File(path);

final result =
    await ImageTextReader.extractText(image.path);

print(result.text);

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Output

The quick brown fox
Jumped over the lazy dog

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Performance

Runs entirely on-device.

No internet required.

Typical processing time:

Image	Time
Receipt	~150 ms
Recipe	~250 ms
A4 document	~400 ms

Performance varies by device.

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Platform Support

Platform	Status
Android	✅
iOS	🚧 Planned
Windows	🚧 Planned
macOS	🚧 Planned
Linux	🚧 Planned

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Roadmap

• Improved preprocessing
• Multi-language recognition
• Confidence scores
• Bounding boxes
• PDF OCR
• Batch processing

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Contributing

Pull requests and feature suggestions are welcome :). Edit and use in good health and most importantly: Have fun with it!

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License

MIT License.