v1.0.0

Tamil OCR - Version 1.0.0

This is the first major release of the Tamil OCR Desktop Application, a powerful tool for extracting Tamil and English text from images and PDF files.

Key Features

• Cross-Platform Support: Now with official support for both Windows and Linux. Standalone executables are provided for both platforms.
• Windows Binary: A pre-compiled Windows executable is now available, including all necessary dependencies like Tesseract and Poppler.
• Linux AppImage: A Tesseract AppImage is bundled with the Linux build, making it easier to run on different distributions.
• Improved User Interface: The user interface has been updated for a better user experience.
• Custom Fonts: A custom Tamil font (marutham.ttf) is included for proper rendering of Tamil characters.
• Memory Usage Improvements: Fixed a memory issue that could occur when processing large files.
• Detailed Documentation: The README.md file has been updated with detailed information about the project, features, and how to compile and run the application.

Installation

You can download the pre-compiled binaries for Linux and Windows from the releases page.

Running from source

If you prefer to run the application from the source code, please follow the instructions in the README.md file.

Acknowledgements

A special thanks to the developers of Tesseract and PyQt for their amazing open-source tools.