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Just launched πŸš€ Free OCR API for developers – FreeXtract

Hey everyone,
I’ve been working on an OCR API called FreeXtract, and today I launched it. πŸŽ‰

πŸ”Ή What it does:

Extracts text from images (JPG, PNG, JPEG)

Fast & secure API

Works well for invoices, scanned documents, ID cards, etc.

πŸ”Ή Why I built it:
Most OCR APIs are either expensive or hard to use. FreeXtract is simple, developer-friendly, and has a free tier for testing.

πŸ”Ή Try it out:

πŸ“„ Docs: https://docubits.in/HowtoUse

⚑ Demo: https://docubits.in/Demo

πŸ–₯️ Endpoint: POST https://docubits.in/api/freextract/PerformOcr

I’d love feedback from fellow devs – what would you like to see added (multi-language support, PDF support, etc.)? πŸ™Œ

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Dimitri Rayer

Why #opensource tag ?

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DocuBits

coz its completely free for all ...... So you can use anytime no limit of use

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DocuBits

Thanks everyone for checking this out πŸ™.
I built FreeXtract OCR API because I often needed OCR in my own projects but most existing APIs were either too expensive or too complicated to integrate.

With FreeXtract, my goals are:

Keep it simple for developers (just one POST endpoint).

Make it affordable with a free tier.

Add features like multi-language OCR, PDF parsing, and handwriting support in the future.

I’d love to hear your thoughts:
πŸ‘‰ What OCR use cases do you face most often (invoices, ID cards, forms, something else)?

Your feedback will directly shape the roadmap πŸš€.