# EasyOCR - **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/easyocr - **Category:** OCR Tools - **Homepage:** https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR - **Also known as:** easyocr - **Profile claimed by vendor:** no - **Last updated:** 2026-08-26T19:27:52.490Z ## Vioscale score **44.8 / 100**, confidence 20% (low). Computed 2026-09-01. _(updating — computed under an earlier model version or past its freshness window.)_ Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment). | Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present | |---|--:|--:|--:|:--:| | price_level | 100 | 0.052 | 5.2 | ✓ | | reliability | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - | | capabilities | 0 | 0.084 | 0 | - | | repo_stars | 84.4 | 0.026 | 2.2 | ✓ | | integrations | 0 | 0.09355555555555557 | 0 | - | | dependent_projects | 47.1 | 0.063 | 3 | ✓ | | dev_activity | 0 | 0.094 | 0 | ✓ | | release_cadence | 80 | 0.052 | 4.2 | ✓ | | security_posture | 0 | 0.073 | 0 | - | | package_downloads | 0 | 0.136 | 0 | - | | security_score | 0 | 0.042 | 0 | - | | pricing_transparency | 25 | 0.084 | 2.1 | ✓ | | community_qa_activity | 0 | 0.063 | 0 | - | ## Pricing _As of 2026-08-19, [verify at source](https://github.com/pricing). Independently observed._ Open source · Free tier ## About An open-source OCR toolkit that detects and reads text from images in 80+ languages, supporting multiple writing systems including Latin, Chinese, Arabic, Devanagari, and Cyrillic. Provides both command-line and programmatic interfaces, with GPU acceleration and options to train on custom datasets. _Independently observed._ ## Platform & deployment - **Platforms:** CLI, macOS, Linux, Windows ## Release history | Version | Date | Type | |---|---|---| | [v1.7.2](https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR/releases/tag/v1.7.2) | 2024-09-24 | stable | | [v1.7.1](https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR/releases/tag/v1.7.1) | 2023-09-04 | stable | | [v1.7.0](https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR/releases/tag/v1.7.0) | 2023-05-25 | stable | | [v1.6.2](https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR/releases/tag/v1.6.2) | 2022-09-15 | stable | | [v1.6.1](https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR/releases/tag/v1.6.1) | 2022-09-01 | stable | | [v1.6.0](https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR/releases/tag/v1.6.0) | 2022-08-24 | stable | | [v1.5.0](https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR/releases/tag/v1.5.0) | 2022-06-02 | stable | | [v1.4.2](https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR/releases/tag/v1.4.2) | 2022-04-09 | stable | | [v1.4.1](https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR/releases/tag/v1.4.1) | 2021-09-11 | stable | | [v1.4](https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR/releases/tag/v1.4) | 2021-06-29 | stable | | [v1.3.2](https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR/releases/tag/v1.3.2) | 2021-05-30 | stable | | [v1.3.1](https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR/releases/tag/v1.3.1) | 2021-04-24 | stable | | [v1.3](https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR/releases/tag/v1.3) | 2021-03-21 | stable | | [v1.2.5](https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR/releases/tag/v1.2.5) | 2021-02-23 | stable | | [v1.2.4](https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR/releases/tag/v1.2.4) | 2021-02-07 | stable | _… and 5 earlier release(s)._ ## Security & compliance Known vulnerabilities: 0 (0 in the last 12 months) ([source](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=easyocr&per_page=100)). A count reflects scale and disclosure, not quality. ## Facts Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule. ### pricing | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://github.com/pricing) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://github.com/pricing) | 2026-08-19 | 60% (medium) | | pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://github.com/JaidedAI/EasyOCR) | 2026-08-26 | 40% (low) | ### activity | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | [link](https://github.com/jaidedai/EasyOCR/pulse) | 2026-08-26 | 65% (medium) | ### adoption | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | adoption.github_stars | 29,940 | [link](https://github.com/jaidedai/EasyOCR) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | | adoption.dependent_repos | 671 | [link](https://packages.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/packages/lookup?repository_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fjaidedai%2FEasyOCR) | 2026-08-26 | 85% (high) | ### language | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | language.primary | Python | [link](https://github.com/jaidedai/EasyOCR) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | ### license | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | license.spdx | Apache-2.0 | [link](https://github.com/jaidedai/EasyOCR) | 2026-08-26 | 95% (high) | ### release | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | release.cadence_days | 36 | [link](https://github.com/jaidedai/EasyOCR/releases) | 2026-08-26 | 70% (medium) | ### security | Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence | |---|---|---|---|---| | security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=easyocr&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | [link](https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=easyocr&per_page=100) | 2026-08-26 | 90% (high) | --- *Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/easyocr). 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