ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin Tutorial, Use Cases & Prompts

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Do you want to learn more about the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin?

In this ChatGPT plugin tutorial, we are going to show you how to use the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin, how to install the plugin, and what the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin can do.

We are also going to explain what to do when this ChatGPT plugin is not working and anything else important that you need to know about the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin.

If you prefer to watch a video tutorial on how to use the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin, check out this one from our YouTube channel:

What can you do with the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin?

With the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin, you can perform various tasks related to optical character recognition (OCR) and text extraction. Here’s what you can do with this plugin:

1. Extract the text from an image: You can provide an image containing text, and the plugin will extract the text from it.

2. Read the text from a PDF document: If you have a PDF document that contains text, the plugin can read and extract the text from it.

3. Convert the text from an image into a text document: This feature allows you to convert text from an image into a separate text document for easier editing or manipulation.

4. Extract and read the text from a scanned document: If you have a scanned document that contains text, the plugin can extract and read the text from it.

5. Convert the text from a PDF document into a text document: Similar to the second use case, this feature allows you to convert text from a PDF document into a separate text document.

6. Read the text from an image and translate it into a specified language: You can provide an image with text, and the plugin will not only extract the text but also translate it into a language of your choice.

7. Extract the text from an image and summarize it: This feature allows you to extract the text from an image and generate a summary of the extracted text.

8. Read the text from a PDF document and summarize it: Similar to the previous use case, but for PDF documents. The plugin can read the text from a PDF document and generate a summary.

9. Extract the text from an image and provide a sentiment analysis: The plugin can extract the text from an image and analyze the sentiment of the extracted text, providing information about the emotional tone expressed.

10. Send feedback to the developers about the OCR performance on a document: This feature allows you to provide feedback to the developers regarding the OCR performance on a specific document. This feedback can help improve the plugin’s performance.

Overall, the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin offers a range of functionalities to extract text from various sources, such as images and PDF documents, and perform additional tasks like translation, summarization, and sentiment analysis.

How to use the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin?

Here is how to use the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin:

  1. Open the ChatGPT website
  2. Sign in to your ChatGPT account
  3. Make sure that you have enabled ChatGPT plugins in your account.
  4. Select GPT-4 model from the model selector.
  5. Click on the ChatGPT plugin icon
  6. Select Plugin store.
  7. Search for the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin
  8. Click on ‘Install’ to add the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin to your ChatGPT account.

Now, also make sure that if you want to use the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin, you have to use the GPT-4 model and you also have to enable the plugin. (currently, only 3 ChatGPT plugins can be enabled at the same time).

Now, all you have to do is use a ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin prompt to activate the plugin.

If you are not sure what plugin prompts you can use to activate the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin, make sure to check out our ChatGPT plugin database here.

Can’t install the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin

If you can’t install the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin, here is how to troubleshoot and find out why you can’t install and use this specific plugin.

1.Make sure you have upgraded to a GPT Plus subscription as ChatGPT plugins are currently only available for Plus subscribers

2. Next, you also have to make sure that the ChatGPT plugins are enabled in your ChatGPT account.

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3. It is possible that the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin is not available in the ChatGPT plugin store anymore temporarily because of some technical issues with the integration.

If you have already installed the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin but it still not generating the right response, check out the next section.

ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin not working – how to fix it?

If the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin is not working properly or you get error messages instead of a ChatGPT response, here are some ways to fix it.

  1. Click on the ‘Regenerate response’ button

Keep in mind that the ChatGPT plugin is still a beta feature, so bugs and other technical issues can occur frequently when you try to make any ChatGPT plugin work.

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However, in a lot of cases, the ‘Regenerate response’ button can help you fix a lot of errors.

  1. Check if you have selected the ChatGPT plugin mode

Once you have installed the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin, you also have to make sure you are using the Plugin mode in ChatGPT if you want to use the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin

Currently, the browsing mode and the plugin mode can’t be used at the same time as you can see on this screenshot:

ChatGPT plugin mode enabled

  1. Make sure you have enabled the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin

Once you have selected the plugin mode, also make sure you have enabled the ChatGPT plugin.

Keep in mind that only three ChatGPT plugins can be enabled at the same time.

  1. ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin giving me a bad response or output.

If you can’t get the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin to give you the desired output, the easiest method is to ask ChatGPT directly using the GPT-4 model how to get better responses from the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin.

  1. Check other reasons why ChatGPT is not working

It is also possible that there aren’t any issues with the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin, but ChatGPT has some technical issues in general. So as a best practice test, if ChatGPT is working without the plugin mode enabled.

If ChatGPT without the plugin mode enabled is not giving you a response as well, then most likely the bug is not related to the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin.

How to uninstall ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin?

If you no longer want to use the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin, here is how to uninstall it:

  1. Open and sign in to ChatGPT.
  2. Select GPT-4 model from the model selector.
  3. Click on the ChatGPT plugin icon
  4. Select Plugin store.
  5. Search for the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin
  6. Click on ‘Uninstall’ to remove the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin.

Official description of the ChatOCR ChatGPT Plugin in the plugin store

The best way to read text from any document. Extract text from scanned PDFs, photos, and even handwriting.

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