The plugin is bundled with ImageTrans. You just need to start the PaddleOCR server.
- Install Python.
- Install PaddleOCR:
pip install paddleocr==2.6 - Install bottle and Paste:
pip install bottle Paste - Run the following to start the server:
python server_paddleocr.py
For convenience, you can directly use the pre-built packages for Windows and macOS:
- Windows x64. Unzip and execute
run.bat. - macOS Apple CPU
You need to keep the server running in the background.
PaddleOCR v3 has improved the recognition for vertical text.
You can use PaddleOCR v3 for a better recognition rate. But its speed is slower. For subtitle OCR, you need to use v2 above.
Windows package: https://github.com/xulihang/ImageTrans_plugins/releases/download/plugins/PaddleOCRv3.zip