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React Native and Expo app that helps visually impaired users by extracting and enlarging text from images, either taken by camera or selected from the gallery, with adjustable text size for better readability.

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Text Assist

React Native app for users with reading difficulties.

Features:

  • Capture image via camera or use image from Gallery
  • Convert captured images to text using OCR (Optical Character Recognition)
  • Display recognized text with the possibility to change font size
  • UI in Czech language
  • Dark/light mode, automatically detected based on the system settings

Installation:

  1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/your/repo-name.git

  2. Install dependencies: npm install

  3. Create .env file in root directory and insert there your API key in format: API_KEY="your api key". Sign up on OCR Space and get the key.

  4. Install Expo GO on your phone.

  5. Run the app: npx expo start

  6. Scan QR code, which appears on terminal, with iPhone camera or with Expo GO app on android.

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React Native and Expo app that helps visually impaired users by extracting and enlarging text from images, either taken by camera or selected from the gallery, with adjustable text size for better readability.

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