The Smart Document Scanner is a web application built using React that allows users to upload or capture documents and automatically extract readable text from them using OCR (Optical Character Recognition). It helps digitize physical documents into editable and searchable digital content.

 Key Features

Image Upload or Camera Capture

Users can upload images of documents or capture them using a webcam/mobile camera.

OCR Processing

Extracts text from images using OCR libraries like Tesseract.js (a JavaScript OCR engine).

Supports multiple languages (depending on the OCR engine).

Text Preview & Editing

Shows the scanned text to the user for editing, copying, or saving.

Download/Export

Allows exporting the extracted text as a .txt, .pdf, or copy to clipboard.

Searchable Documents (Optional Enhancement)

Store and search through previously scanned documents using keywords.

Responsive Design

Works well on both desktop and mobile devices.

Technologies Used

 Optional Features

• Login/Signup System
  To save and manage user documents.
• Dark Mode / Theme Switcher
  Improve accessibility and UX.
• Multi-language OCR Support
  Allow users to choose OCR language (e.g., English, Hindi, Arabic).
• Document Categorization/Tagging
  Organize documents by type or tags.

Objectives

• Build a smart front-end application with real-time image processing.
• Learn integration of third-party libraries (like Tesseract.js) in React.
• Enhance user experience through modern UI and responsive design.

 Benefits

• Eliminates the need to manually type text from documents.
• Can be used for scanning bills, handwritten notes, forms, etc.
• Great use case for AI/ML integration in frontend apps.