Build an image-to-text conversion app with React and Tesseract.js OCR

Tesseract.js is an open-source Optical Character Recognition (OCR) engine that enables the extraction of text from images, supporting over 100 languages. The article provides a detailed guide on creating a simple image-to-text conversion app using React and Tesseract.js, where users can select an image and receive the extracted text displayed alongside it. It explains the use of the Create React App tool to set up the application and describes the process of installing the Tesseract.js dependency. The implementation involves creating a worker to handle background processing, loading core scripts, initializing the language model, and writing functions to handle image selection and conversion. The app also features a progress bar to improve user experience by indicating conversion status. The article concludes by suggesting potential applications of Tesseract.js, such as a math-solving app or an app that detects and makes links clickable, emphasizing the tool's versatility.