tesseract-ocr/tesseract

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Documentation86
Engineering59
Health68
C++74,920Apache-2.02d ago
Grade a repo

Popular and well-maintained. A little polish away from elite status.

Tesseract Open Source OCR Engine (main repository)

Documentation

86

Contributing guide5pt67

Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.

README12pt85

README is present.

Install and run instructions9pt90

README documents how to install the project.

License6pt100

Licensed under Apache-2.0.

Engineering

59

Linting and formatting5pt0

No linter or formatter config found.

→ Add a linter config such as .eslintrc.json, .prettierrc, ruff.toml, or .golangci.yml to enforce consistent code style.

Reproducibility6pt12

No dependency lockfile found (−70 pts).

→ Commit the lockfile for this project's package manager so installs produce the same dependency versions everywhere.

CI/CD14pt57

CI is configured (.github/workflows/cifuzz.yml).

Tests18pt80

Test files detected (test).

Issue and PR templates6pt100

Issue or PR templates present.

Project health

68

Dependency manifest6pt0

No dependency manifest detected at root.

→ Add a manifest (package.json, pyproject.toml, Cargo.toml, go.mod, etc.) so others can install dependencies in one command.

Repository metadata5pt100

Repository has a description.

Activity5pt100

Actively maintained (pushed within the last month).

Housekeeping3pt100

.gitignore present.

Repository health signals

Activity, community, and responsiveness at scan time

Activity

  • 51 / 54
    Commits (30d / 90d)
  • 10,675
    Forks
  • 35
    Releaseslatest 5y ago

Community

  • 50% - Fair
    Community health
  • 1 bus factorlow
    author own >50% of commits
  • 74,920
    Watchers

Responsiveness

  • 2h
    Median issue response
  • 1d 9h
    Median PR merge time
  • 480
    Open issues
Repository files34 root entries
  • .github
    Good: CI is configured (.github/workflows/cifuzz.yml).
    Good: Dependabot configured for github-actions.
    Good: Issue or PR templates present.
  • cmake
  • doc
  • include
  • java
  • m4
  • nsis
  • snap
  • src
  • tessdata
  • unittest
  • .clang-format
  • .gitattributes
  • .gitignore
    Good: .gitignore present.
  • .gitmodules
  • .mailmap
  • appveyor.yml
  • AUTHORS
  • autogen.sh
  • ChangeLog
  • CITATIONS.bib
  • CMakeLists.txt
  • configure.ac
  • CONTRIBUTING.md
    Good: Contributing guide is detailed and thorough.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a setup section (−12 pts).Fix: Show new contributors how to get a local dev environment running.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a code style section (−8 pts).Fix: Describe your linting/formatting rules and how to run them.
    Issue: Contributing guide lacks a testing section (−8 pts).Fix: Show contributors how to run the test suite (e.g. npm test, pytest, cargo test).
    Good: Contributing guide describes the PR/review workflow.
    Issue: Contributing guide has no code examples (−5 pts).Fix: Add code blocks showing example commands for setup, running tests, and submitting a PR.
  • INSTALL
  • INSTALL.GIT.md
  • LICENSE
    Good: Licensed under Apache-2.0.
  • Makefile.am
  • README.md
    Good: README is present.
    Good: README is well structured with multiple sections.
    Good: README includes screenshots or visuals. Great for first impressions.
    Issue: README has no code examples (−15 pts).Fix: Show a quick-start snippet so contributors can see what using your project looks like.
    Good: README links to a live demo or deployed app.
    Good: README includes status badges.
    Good: README documents how to install the project.
    Good: README documents how to run the project.
  • sw.cpp
  • tesseract.pc.cmake
  • tesseract.pc.in
  • test
    Good: Test files detected (test).
  • VERSION