What's the difference between OCR and ICR, and do I need both?

OCR (Optical Character Recognition) reads printed and typed text, including invoices, contracts, scanned PDFs. ICR (Intelligent Character Recognition) extends that capability to handwritten content, such as patient intake forms, loan applications, signed documents, government filings. Many industries have document workflows that involve both. Apryse Server SDK with the OCR and ICR add-ons handles both, so you're not managing separate tools or APIs for a single workflow.

How is the ICR model trained?

Apryse ICR is trained exclusively on curated datasets, never customer documents.The ICR engine improves over time through Apryse's own ongoing research and testing delivered to you as SDK updates, so accuracy gets better over time without any exposure of your data.

What file formats are supported for OCR processing?

Apryse OCR supports various file formats including PDFs, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, and other standard document image types. This flexibility ensures compatibility with diverse document types.

Is the OCR solution customizable for specific workflows?

Yes, our OCR solution is highly customizable. Developers can adjust processing parameters to optimize for specific types of documents or tailor the OCR output for unique workflow needs.

How does Apryse OCR and ICR ensure data security during processing?

Our OCR and ICR run entirely on the server-side within your infrastructure, ensuring no data leaves your environment. This server-based approach provides maximum security and control over sensitive information.

Do you need additional software or hardware to use Apryse OCR and ICR??

Apryse OCR and ICR are software-only and integrates seamlessly into your existing server environment using our SDK. There is no need for specialized hardware to get started.

Intelligent Document Recognition: OCR + ICR, Built for Developers

Recognize and extract data from any document, printed, scanned, or handwritten, entirely within your own infrastructure.

The Complete Document Intelligence Toolkit

Documents capture your most critical information. Getting that information out of PDFs, scanned forms, and handwritten records in a way your systems can use is where most organizations get stuck. OCR, ICR, and Smart Data Extraction work together to change that: recognizing every character, extracting every relevant field, and delivering clean, structured data that your applications and workflows can actually use.

Printed & Handwritten, One Toolkit

Combine OCR for typed/scanned data and ICR for handwritten forms so that no data is left behind.

OCR & ICR Use Cases

Automate Financial Services Processes

Save time and reduce errors in extracting invoice content. Process hand-written applications and KYC documents.

Contract Digitization & Clause Extraction

Convert legal records and contracts into searchable digital formats, making data. and handwriting retrieval easy and accessible.

Healthcare Intake and Prescription Extraction

Extract patient information including both text and handwriting from forms securely, ensuring compliance and reduced manual data entry.

Every handwritten word, machine-readable.

Built on the same high-performance, cloud-agnostic foundation as the rest of the Apryse SDK, ICR brings intelligent handwriting recognition natively into your own infrastructure; no external API calls, no third-party processing, and no data leaving your environment.