๐ OpenClaw ยท Myanmar OCR Pipeline
Tesseract 5 + OpenCV + Hybrid AI | Enterprise-grade Burmese language recognition
๐ Core integration: OpenClaw + Myanmar (Burmese) OCR
Tesseract mya+engTo integrate with OpenClaw for Myanmar (Burmese) language recognition, you mainly need to:
- Install Tesseract with Myanmar language data
- Configure OpenClaw OCR pipeline
- Optimize preprocessing for Myanmar script
- Handle Unicode normalization and mixed-language text
Myanmar language support in Tesseract already exists through the mya language model and Myanmar.traineddata.
โ๏ธ 1. Install Tesseract OCR
sudo apt update && sudo apt install -y \
tesseract-ocr \
libtesseract-dev \
tesseract-ocr-mya
Verify installation: tesseract --list-langs โ expected mya & eng. If missing, manually download:
sudo mkdir -p /usr/share/tesseract-ocr/5/tessdata
sudo wget https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tessdata/raw/main/mya.traineddata \
-O /usr/share/tesseract-ocr/5/tessdata/mya.traineddata
# Optional script model:
sudo wget https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tessdata/raw/main/script/Myanmar.traineddata \
-O /usr/share/tesseract-ocr/5/tessdata/Myanmar.traineddata
๐ 2. Basic OCR Test
tesseract sample-myanmar.png stdout -l mya
# Mixed Burmese + English
tesseract sample.png stdout -l mya+eng
For OpenClaw integrations, mya+eng is usually better because Myanmar documents often contain English names, numbers, Latin abbreviations, and technical terms.
๐ 3. Python Integration Example
import pytesseract
from PIL import Image
img = Image.open("invoice_mm.png")
text = pytesseract.image_to_string(img, lang="mya+eng", config="--oem 1 --psm 6")
print(text)
Recommended configs: OEM=1 (LSTM), PSM=6 or 11, language mya+eng.
๐ 4. OpenClaw OCR Pipeline Integration
Typical architecture: Document Upload โ Image Preprocessing โ Tesseract OCR (mya+eng) โ Unicode Cleanup โ NER / Extraction โ Structured JSON Output.
class MyanmarOCR:
def extract(self, image_path):
return pytesseract.image_to_string(
image_path, lang="mya+eng", config="--oem 1 --psm 6"
)
โ ๏ธ 5. Important Myanmar OCR Challenges
- Character stacking: multiple glyph layers
- Complex ligatures & combined characters
- Font inconsistency: Zawgyi vs Unicode
- Low-resource datasets & historical document quality
Research shows Myanmar OCR often benefits from hybrid pipelines using preprocessing + LSTM + post-correction.
๐ 6. Zawgyi vs Unicode Detection
pip install myanmar-tools rabbit
from myanmar_tools import ZawgyiDetector
detector = ZawgyiDetector()
score = detector.get_zawgyi_probability(text)
import rabbit
unicode_text = rabbit.zg2uni(text) # if Zawgyi detected
Normalization is crucial for accurate extraction with Tesseract.
๐จ 7. OpenCV Preprocessing (Highly Recommended)
import cv2
img = cv2.imread("scan.png")
gray = cv2.cvtColor(img, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
thresh = cv2.threshold(gray, 0, 255, cv2.THRESH_BINARY + cv2.THRESH_OTSU)[1]
cv2.imwrite("clean.png", thresh)
Recommended: deskew, noise reduction, adaptive thresholding, DPI scaling to 300+, contrast enhancement.
๐ณ 8. Docker Deployment Example
FROM ubuntu:24.04
RUN apt update && apt install -y tesseract-ocr tesseract-ocr-mya python3-pip
RUN pip install pytesseract pillow opencv-python
WORKDIR /app
COPY . .
CMD ["python3", "app.py"]
๐ 9. REST API Example (FastAPI)
from fastapi import FastAPI, UploadFile
import pytesseract
from PIL import Image
app = FastAPI()
@app.post("/ocr")
async def ocr(file: UploadFile):
image = Image.open(file.file)
text = pytesseract.image_to_string(image, lang="mya+eng")
return {"text": text}
๐ญ 10. Recommended Production Stack
- OCR Engine: Tesseract 5
- Language: mya+eng
- Preprocessing: OpenCV
- Encoding normalization: Rabbit + Myanmar Tools
- Layout detection: YOLOv8 / Detectron2
- NLP extraction: spaCy / Transformers
- API: FastAPI, Queue: Celery/Redis
๐ 11. Accuracy Improvement Strategy
Use fine-tuned models: tesstrain.sh with custom Myanmar fonts, datasets like NRC cards, hospital records, government forms. Active research in Myanmar OCR fine-tuning.
๐๏ธ 12. Recommended OCR Modes (PSM)
- Printed document โ
--psm 6 - Sparse text โ
--psm 11 - Single line โ
--psm 7 - ID cards โ
--psm 4 - Forms โ
--psm 6
๐๏ธ 13. Enterprise Use Cases
Myanmar NRC extraction, hospital records, pharmacy prescriptions, government forms, banking KYC, logistics manifests, education certificates, invoice digitization.
๐ง 14. Recommended Hybrid Architecture
YOLO Layout Detection โ OpenCV Cleanup โ Tesseract OCR (mya+eng) โ Unicode Normalization โ LLM Correction Layer โ Structured Extraction
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