gosseract OCR by otiai10
Go package for OCR (Optical Character Recognition), by using Tesseract C++ library
About gosseract OCR
From the project's README at github.com/otiai10/gosseract. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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Golang OCR package, by using Tesseract C++ library. OCR Server
If you need an OCR server or want to see a working example of this package, there is a ready-made server application, which
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 3.1k | github.com/otiai10/gosseract |
| GitHub forks | 305 | github.com/otiai10/gosseract |
| Docker Hub pulls | 3.5k | hub.docker.com / otiai10 |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 12.6 years | since Oct 2013 |
| Last commit | 4 months ago | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 7 | last: 2.7 years ago |
| Funding links | 1 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Ready to self-host gosseract OCR?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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