- changelog: adapted to Android 13
This plugin performs Optical Character Recognition (OCR) on behalf of other applications. It provides the possibility to capture text from printed books and newspapers by pointing the rear camera of your device.
Note: please download this plugin only if you have an application that needs it.
The OCR plugin requires a back camera with autofocus to perform proper OCR functionality. Note that Google Play services are required on your device. This plugin recognizes only Latin Alphabet.
The following applications support OCR plugin to capture text via camera:
- Online and Offlline Dictionaries by Livio, version 3.5 or later
- Online Thesaurus by Livio, version 3.5 or later
Information for Android application developers:
✔ This application provides Android application interface for 3rd party applications, please read further details at the following link: https://thesaurus.altervista.org/ocrplugin-android
Permissions
The OCR plugin requires the following permissions:
CAMERA - to capture images for the optical character recognition
INTERNET - to report software errors
