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How to use Tesseract in Text Grab

For many years Tesseract has been the steady state of the art for OCR models. When I originally build Text Grab in my research I found many tools which used Tesseract as their models. I chose to go with the built in APIs to Windows because they were easier to target APIs, simpler language management, … Continue reading How to use Tesseract in Text Grab

Nominate the apps you love!

Building apps is hard. One of the most challenging parts is the feedback is rare and when it does arrive, frequently negative. I love using indie apps on Windows and as a indie developer I know important it is to share positive feedback! Microsoft has the Store Awards which recognizes great indie app developers on … Continue reading Nominate the apps you love!

Can Figma’s new Design AI create concepts for Windows apps?

No. Here are a few prompts and their outputs side by side. a windows app which can be used to manage files and folders a laptop app for focusing, setting timers, stopwatches, and a world clock in a windows 11 fluent design language Design an app which can monitor running tasks and has tabs with … Continue reading Can Figma’s new Design AI create concepts for Windows apps?