tesseract-ocrHow do I install Tesseract OCR on my Mac?

To install Tesseract OCR on your Mac, follow these steps:

1. Install Homebrew:

   /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

   Output: Homebrew is installed!

2. Install Tesseract OCR using Homebrew:

   brew install tesseract

   Output: Updating Homebrew... ==> Downloading https://homebrew.bintray.com/bottles/tesseract-4.1.1.catalina.bottle.tar.gz ==> Pouring tesseract-4.1.1.catalina.bottle.tar.gz ==> Caveats Please add the following to your .bash_profile: export TESSDATA_PREFIX=/usr/local/opt/tesseract/share/tessdata

3. Set Tesseract environment variable:

   export TESSDATA_PREFIX=/usr/local/opt/tesseract/share/tessdata

4. Verify installation:

   tesseract -v

   Output: tesseract 4.1.1

Helpful links

• Homebrew installation instructions
• Tesseract Documentation

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