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📄 OCR Studio

Transform images into editable text with Nano Studio’s advanced OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology. Extract text from documents, receipts, signs, and more with incredible accuracy.

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What is OCR Studio?

OCR Studio uses cutting-edge AI to recognize and extract text from images. Perfect for:

• Document digitization - Convert physical documents to digital text
• Receipt processing - Extract information from receipts and invoices
• Sign translation - Understand text from signs and menus
• Note-taking - Convert handwritten or printed notes to text
• Data entry automation - Streamline manual data input

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Supported Content Types

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📄 Documents

• Printed documents - Letters, reports, articles
• Forms and applications - Structured documents
• Books and magazines - Published text content
• Manuals and guides - Technical documentation

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🧾 Business Materials

• Receipts and invoices - Financial documents
• Business cards - Contact information
• Contracts and agreements - Legal documents
• Presentations slides - Text from presentations

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📱 Screenshots and Digital

• Screenshots - Text from app interfaces
• Website text - Content from web pages
• Social media posts - Text from platforms
• Digital images - Any image with text

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✍️ Handwritten Content

• Notes and letters - Personal handwriting
• Forms and applications - Handwritten forms
• Whiteboards - Meeting notes and diagrams
• Sketches with text - Annotated drawings

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How OCR Studio Works

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Step 1: Upload Image

1. Choose your image with text content
2. Upload via file picker, drag & drop, or camera
3. Preview the image to ensure text is visible
4. Select language if not auto-detected

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Step 2: Process Text

1. Click “Extract Text” to start OCR processing
2. AI analyzes the image for text regions
3. Character recognition converts images to text
4. Confidence scoring ensures accuracy

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Step 3: Review and Export

1. Review extracted text for accuracy
2. Edit if needed using built-in editor
3. Choose output format - Text, JSON, or CSV
4. Download or copy the results

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Language Support

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Major Languages

• English - Full support with high accuracy
• Spanish - Complete character recognition
• French - Accented characters and symbols
• German - Special characters and umlauts
• Italian - Complete character set
• Portuguese - Accented characters
• Dutch - Full language support
• Chinese (Simplified/Traditional) - Character recognition
• Japanese - Hiragana, katakana, kanji
• Korean - Hangul characters

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Additional Languages

• Arabic - Right-to-left text recognition
• Russian - Cyrillic character support
• Hindi - Devanagari script
• Hebrew - Right-to-left text
• Thai - Thai character recognition
• Vietnamese - Accented characters

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Output Formats

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Plain Text (.txt)

• Clean text extraction without formatting
• Line breaks preserved for structure
• Universal compatibility with all text editors
• Small file size for easy sharing

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JSON Format

• Structured data with metadata
• Confidence scores for each text region
• Bounding box coordinates - x, y, width, height
• Language detection results
• Processing timestamps

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CSV Format

• Tabular data extraction
• Column-based organization
• Spreadsheet compatible
• Data import ready

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Rich Text Options

• Format preservation - bold, italic, fonts
• Layout structure - paragraphs, lists
• Table recognition - row and column data
• Document hierarchy - headers and sections

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Accuracy Optimization

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Image Quality Best Practices

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Text Quality Guidelines

• Printed text - Minimum 10pt font size
• Handwritten text - Clear, legible writing
• Contrast - Dark text on light background (or vice versa)
• Font clarity - Simple, readable fonts work best
• Orientation - Horizontal text alignment preferred

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Common Issues and Solutions

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Advanced Features

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Batch Processing

• Multiple files - Process several images at once
• Queue management - Organize large document sets
• Progress tracking - Monitor processing status
• Combined export - Single file with all results

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Smart Detection

• Automatic language detection - Identify text language
• Layout analysis - Understand document structure
• Table recognition - Identify and extract tables
• Form field detection - Recognize fillable areas

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Integration Options

• API access - Integrate with your applications
• Webhook notifications - Automatic completion alerts
• Cloud storage - Direct upload to cloud services
• Database export - Save directly to databases

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Use Cases

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Business Applications

• Invoice processing - Extract line items and totals
• Document archiving - Create searchable document libraries
• Data entry automation - Reduce manual typing
• Compliance documentation - Digitize regulatory documents

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Personal Use

• Recipe digitization - Convert recipe cards to text
• Note organization - Digitize handwritten notes
• Travel documents - Extract information from passports, tickets
• Study materials - Convert textbook pages to notes

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Creative Projects

• Quote extraction - Pull quotes from books and articles
• Content repurposing - Convert printed content to digital
• Research compilation - Extract data from sources
• Archive creation - Preserve historical documents

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Security and Privacy

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Data Protection

• Secure processing - Encrypted data transmission
• Temporary storage - Images deleted after processing
• Privacy compliance - GDPR and CCPA compliant
• No data retention - Your text isn’t stored

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Enterprise Security

• On-premise options - Process within your infrastructure
• Role-based access - Control user permissions
• Audit trails - Track processing activities
• Compliance reporting - Meet regulatory requirements

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Performance Metrics

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Accuracy Rates

• Printed text: 99%+ accuracy with good quality images
• Handwritten text: 85-95% depending on legibility
• Document structure: 95%+ layout recognition
• Language detection: 98%+ accuracy for major languages

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Processing Speed

• Single page: 2-5 seconds typical processing time
• Batch processing: 10-20 pages per minute
• Large documents: Queued processing with progress updates
• API response: Sub-second for small text regions

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Next Steps

Explore more ways to work with text and images:

• Image Upload Guide - Master image input methods
• AI Templates - Add text to images
• API Reference - Programmatic OCR access
• Support FAQ - Common questions and answers