Arabic OCR from PDF

This project provides a Python-based solution to extract Arabic text from PDF documents using Google Document AI. It processes PDFs to generate formatted .txt files containing the extracted text.

Features

• Arabic Text Extraction: Utilizes Google Document AI to accurately extract Arabic text from PDF files.
• Formatted Output: Saves the extracted text into well-structured .txt files for easy readability and further processing.
• Tashkeel Support: Adds diacritical marks (Tashkeel) to the extracted Arabic text for enhanced readability.

Requirements

Ensure the following dependencies are installed:

• pylibtashkeel
• google-cloud-documentai
• PyPDF2

Install these dependencies using the provided requirements.txt file:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Note: Ensure that you have access to Google Document AI and have set up the necessary authentication credentials.

Usage

1. Set Up Google Document AI Credentials: Follow the Google Cloud documentation to set up authentication and obtain your credentials.

2. Run the Scripts:

   • Use main.py to extract text from PDF files. The extracted and formatted text will be saved as .txt files in the specified output directory.
   • If you want to add Tashkeel, format the text, and combine it, use step2.py.

3. Configure the Scripts:

   • Specify the path to your input PDF file in main.py.

Output

• Text Files: .txt files containing the extracted Arabic text, formatted for readability and ease of use.

Example

Here's how to set the input PDF path and output directory in the scripts:

# Set the path to the input PDF file in main.py
input_pdf = '/path/to/your/input.pdf'

# Run step2.py to add Tashkeel and format the text

After running the scripts, the extracted and processed text files will be saved in the specified output directory.

Notes

• Ensure that your Google Cloud credentials are correctly set up and that you have the necessary permissions to use Document AI.
• The script is designed to handle PDFs containing Arabic text. For other languages, adjust the Document AI settings accordingly.

For more details and updates, visit the GitHub repository.