chuuhtetnaing/myanmar-ocr-dataset

Myanmar OCR Dataset

A synthetic dataset for training and fine-tuning Optical Character Recognition (OCR) models specifically for the Myanmar language.

Dataset Description

This dataset contains synthetically generated OCR images created specifically for Myanmar text recognition tasks. The images were generated using myanmar-ocr-data-generator, a fork of TextRecognitionDataGenerator with fixes for proper Myanmar character splitting.

Direct Download

Available from UT Austin SharePoint

• The downloadable data is specifically formatted for PaddleOCR
• Includes organized folder structure optimized for PaddleOCR training
• Labels are provided in tab-separated format
• Ready to fine-tuned for PaddleOCR

Key Features

• Synthetic Myanmar text images with corresponding text labels
• Maximum text length of 100 characters per image
• Various fonts, styles, skews, various distortion types, blur levels, and backgrounds to improve model robustness

Generation Method

The dataset was created using a forked and customized version of the TextRecognitionDataGenerator:

• Original repository: Belval/TextRecognitionDataGenerator
• Customized fork: chuuhtetnaing/myanmar-ocr-data-generator

Text Sources

The text content used to generate the OCR images was extracted from:

• chuuhtetnaing/myanmar-wikipedia-dataset: A collection of Myanmar language text from Wikipedia
• chuuhtetnaing/myanmar-facebook-flores-dataset: A subset of Meta's FLORES dataset containing only Myanmar language text
• chuuhtetnaing/myanmar-instruction-tuning-dataset: Compilation of question-answer pairs in the Myanmar language
• chuuhtetnaing/mm-lib-book-dataset: A dataset of 437 books extracted from MM-Lib (Only 421 unicode font books are used for OCR dataset)

Usage

This dataset is particularly useful for:

• Training OCR models for Myanmar language text recognition
• Fine-tuning existing OCR models to improve performance on Myanmar script
• Developing applications for Myanmar text digitization

License

This dataset is free to use for any purpose - personal, commercial, or educational.