# \#ocr **URL:** https://community.thunkable.com/tag/ocr/300.md [Latest](https://community.thunkable.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.thunkable.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.thunkable.com/tags.md) --- ## [OCR failing](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ocr-failing/4097017)
**Author:** [@fieldbenjaminlu6cze](https://community.thunkable.com/u/fieldbenjaminlu6cze)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ocr-failing/4097017 "2025-08-18T16:37:07Z")
Hi there I am trying to make an app that has ocr from images as a part of it i have set up firebase , postman, linked my account and app, and when i test i can capture image but get a delay (seems to be trying to call … --- ## [How to Convert Images to Text in Thunkable (using the mobile camera)?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-convert-images-to-text-in-thunkable-using-the-mobile-camera/3481056)
**Author:** [@ardlemaubj1xv](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ardlemaubj1xv)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2025, 3:40pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-convert-images-to-text-in-thunkable-using-the-mobile-camera/3481056 "2025-01-16T15:40:37Z")
Hi everyone, I’m currently participating in the Technovation Challenge, where we’re creating an app to solve a community problem. I started developing the app in MIT App Inventor and successfully implemented an image-to… --- ## [Image recognition to text ocr issue](https://community.thunkable.com/t/image-recognition-to-text-ocr-issue/2551440)
**Author:** [@17225cto9as](https://community.thunkable.com/u/17225cto9as)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2023, 1:48am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/image-recognition-to-text-ocr-issue/2551440 "2023-08-23T01:48:01Z")
hello, i’m a thunkable beginner. really looking forward for help right now. So the application i’m making is basically taking a picture using camera then the system will use image recognition to check text in the picture… --- ## [Taking up and down text will have spacings, is it possible to remove the spacing](https://community.thunkable.com/t/taking-up-and-down-text-will-have-spacings-is-it-possible-to-remove-the-spacing/2527328)
**Author:** [@wankhengyong349ml00b](https://community.thunkable.com/u/wankhengyong349ml00b)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2023, 2:41am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/taking-up-and-down-text-will-have-spacings-is-it-possible-to-remove-the-spacing/2527328 "2023-08-04T02:41:38Z")
I’m using ocrspace for the ocr function when u take the photo it shows 2 /r/n in the form of json and hence it will have spaces as it detects it as 2 words when I generate the results in a textbox. I try adding the bl… --- ## [How can I put url link image to my image with a click of a button](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-put-url-link-image-to-my-image-with-a-click-of-a-button/2394282)
**Author:** [@wankhengyong349ml00b](https://community.thunkable.com/u/wankhengyong349ml00b)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2023, 3:14am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-put-url-link-image-to-my-image-with-a-click-of-a-button/2394282 "2023-04-28T03:14:02Z")
I am doing an OCR app for carplate detection so the issues I am facing right now is that I have to input the link manually into the image component in thunkable for the ocr to read. Is there a way to input the link to th… --- ## [Barcode Scanner - Round About Way using OCR](https://community.thunkable.com/t/barcode-scanner-round-about-way-using-ocr/60962)
**Author:** [@jacob1](https://community.thunkable.com/u/jacob1)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2022, 3:06am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/barcode-scanner-round-about-way-using-ocr/60962 "2022-02-08T03:06:09Z")
Hi All, I was in need of a barcode scanner for one of the apps I was building and know there has been a bit of discussion around the implementation of a barcode scanner on Thunkable X… anyway I know this isn’t quite a b… --- ## [\[SOLVED\] Recognise & read text in thunkable](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-recognise-read-text-in-thunkable/1663737)
**Author:** [@s191127qo](https://community.thunkable.com/u/s191127qo)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2022, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/solved-recognise-read-text-in-thunkable/1663737 "2022-01-09T13:22:30Z")
I need to be able to get thunkable to recognise & read text in an image with said text (it’ll also be handwriting so i’m not sure if that’s pushing my luck a little too much) Then I need the app to read said text out lo… --- ## [How can I get the image recognizer to read text from an image?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-image-recognizer-to-read-text-from-an-image/192610)
**Author:** [@vballlibero10j2u5](https://community.thunkable.com/u/vballlibero10j2u5)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 11:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-can-i-get-the-image-recognizer-to-read-text-from-an-image/192610 "2021-08-19T23:19:21Z")
Help! I’m trying to create an app that will read and recognize certain words in a food label so I can easily see if the food contains something that I can’t eat. How do I get the image recognizer option to allow the labe… --- ## [Text scanner using ocr](https://community.thunkable.com/t/text-scanner-using-ocr/311961)
**Author:** [@newb\_developer](https://community.thunkable.com/u/newb_developer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2021, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/text-scanner-using-ocr/311961 "2021-02-21T17:34:35Z")
Hi! I am not able to figure out how to read text from say a pdf for my app. I came across ocr but I don’t know how to use it in thunkable X. Can someone please help me? --- ## [Image Recognition to Text](https://community.thunkable.com/t/image-recognition-to-text/833910)
**Author:** [@cancmaster2016o](https://community.thunkable.com/u/cancmaster2016o)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2020, 10:45am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/image-recognition-to-text/833910 "2020-09-22T10:45:00Z")
Hi All I am a Thunkable Beginner I would like to build an app that will pull up Car Details from a Reg Plate. Would it be possible to take a photo of the car reg plate and get the image recognition convert it to TEXT … --- ## [OCR in Thunklable?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ocr-in-thunklable/444324)
**Author:** [@ivrifogelsaq](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ivrifogelsaq)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ocr-in-thunklable/444324 "2020-02-04T11:25:46Z")
How can I scan a receipt in Thunkable x? Do I need an API or something? Please Help… --- ## [OCR receipt scanning in Thunkable?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ocr-receipt-scanning-in-thunkable/435537)
**Author:** [@ivrifogelsaq](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ivrifogelsaq)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2020, 10:46am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ocr-receipt-scanning-in-thunkable/435537 "2020-01-30T10:46:31Z")
Hi, I’m building an app where you scan a receipt and it gets the price on the receipt (OCR receipt scanning). I started using ocr.space (The website) and I configured the link, API and everything, and there’s also an opt… --- ## [OCR Space Error with thunkable?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ocr-space-error-with-thunkable/69282)
**Author:** [@Toxicl16](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Toxicl16)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2019, 3:56pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ocr-space-error-with-thunkable/69282 "2019-05-11T15:56:31Z")
When I use the OCR space API via webapi and OCR something I get the output: {“ParsedResults”:\[{“TextOverlay”:{“Lines”:\[\],“HasOverlay”:false,“Message”:“Text overlay is not provided as it is not requested”},“TextOrientati… --- ## [Text recognizing app?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/text-recognizing-app/68655)
**Author:** [@Toxicl16](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Toxicl16)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/text-recognizing-app/68655 "2019-02-13T01:04:16Z")
Is there any way in Thunkable X to take a picture, and then from that picture recognizer certain text. I must do this for an app that scans an ingredient label and recognizes certain ingredients. If this is possible, how… --- ## [How to make an OCR text recognition app for IOS?](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-ocr-text-recognition-app-for-ios/66199)
**Author:** [@Toxicl16](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Toxicl16)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2019, 12:58am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-make-an-ocr-text-recognition-app-for-ios/66199 "2019-02-13T00:58:39Z")
I have to make an OCR text recognition app for a project. I have seen much of this done via the Thunkable Classic, but I need one for IOS platform. Is there a certain extension I need? Also, I have been using the Microso… --- ## [OCR App to Recognize Text](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ocr-app-to-recognize-text/68152)
**Author:** [@Toxicl16](https://community.thunkable.com/u/Toxicl16)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 8, 2019, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/ocr-app-to-recognize-text/68152 "2019-02-08T22:23:18Z")
Is there any way I can take a picture of an object with text on it, then have the text outputted to a label in the app? If so, how would I go about doing this? Also, is there any tutorials to help me because I am very ne…