ScanR

In plain words

ScanR is an API designed for developers who need to detect and extract text from images. Built as a web-based developer tool, it provides programmatic access to optical character recognition capabilities. The service has been available since 2015 and allows developers to integrate text detection functionality into their applications through a straightforward API interface.

written from the facts on this page · October 2026

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