

LLM Aided OCR
Overview :
llm_aided_ocr is an advanced system designed to significantly improve the quality of optical character recognition (OCR) outputs. By leveraging cutting-edge natural language processing technologies and large language models (LLMs), this project transforms raw OCR text into highly accurate, well-formatted, and readable documents.
Target Users :
Target audience includes individuals or businesses that need to convert scanned documents into editable and accurate text formats, such as for document digitization, historical document restoration, academic research, etc.
Use Cases
Convert scanned historical letters into editable text formats.
Perform OCR on scanned copies of academic articles and correct errors in the original output.
Digitize archived company contract documents for easier search and reference.
Features
PDF to image conversion
OCR using Tesseract
Advanced error correction using LLMs (either locally or via API)
Intelligent text chunking for efficient processing
Markdown formatting options
Optional suppression of headers and page numbers
Quality assessment of the final output
Support for local LLMs and cloud-based API providers (OpenAI, Anthropic)
Asynchronous processing for enhanced performance
Detailed logging for process tracking and debugging
GPU-accelerated local LLM inference
How to Use
1. Place the PDF file in the project directory.
2. Update the input_pdf_file_path variable in the main() function with your PDF file name.
3. Run the script: python llm_aided_ocr.py.
4. The script will generate multiple output files, including the final processed text.
5. Check the generated {base_name}__raw_ocr_output.txt file, which contains the raw OCR output from Tesseract.
6. View the {base_name}_llm_corrected.md file, which consists of the final text corrected and formatted by the LLM.
7. Review the log file as needed to understand the processing and quality assessment.
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