OpenALPR

OpenALPR

OpenALPR is an open source automatic license plate recognition software. It uses computer vision and machine learning to recognize license plates from images and video streams.
OpenALPR screenshot

OpenALPR: Open Source Automatic License Plate Recognition Software

OpenALPR is an open source automatic license plate recognition software, utilizing computer vision and machine learning to recognize license plates from images and video streams.

What is OpenALPR?

OpenALPR (Open Automatic License Plate Recognition) is an open source software for automatically recognizing and reading license plate numbers from images and video streams. Some key features of OpenALPR include:

  • Recognizes over a hundred license plate formats from countries like the USA, Canada, and European countries.
  • Achieves very high (97-99%) recognition accuracy under good conditions.
  • Works on common image and video formats including JPEG, PNG, AVI, MP4, etc.
  • Provides an API and bindings for multiple programming languages like Java, Python, C++, C#, Node.js etc.
  • Available to use under an open source AGPL license for free.
  • Custom trained models can be built for unsupported regions or to improve accuracy.

OpenALPR runs on many platforms like Linux, Windows and requires standard computing hardware with a dedicated GPU for best performance. It provides capabilities like vehicle detection and localization, plate cropping and dewarping, character segmentation and optical character recognition.

The open source nature allows integration into a wide variety of applications for security, surveillance, tolling, parking systems etc. Overall an excellent automatic number plate/license plate recognition software with high accuracy and robustness.

OpenALPR Features

Features

  1. Automatic license plate recognition
  2. Real-time processing of streaming video
  3. Vehicle make, model & color recognition
  4. Vehicle body style recognition
  5. Configurable region of interest for plate detection
  6. Support for multiple countries and plate formats
  7. Cloud API for high-volume processing
  8. Command line interface and language bindings
  9. Motion detection to reduce false positives
  10. Plate image normalization and enhancement

Pricing

  • Open Source

Pros

High accuracy for license plate recognition

Fast processing for real-time applications

Open source with community support

Works with various camera types and video formats

Supports many countries and plate formats out of the box

Easy to integrate into existing applications

Can scale to high volumes with cloud API

Cons

Requires some tuning for optimal accuracy

Limited to license plate recognition only

Not as feature rich as some commercial solutions

Lacks user interface or dashboard for analytics

Requires programming skills to integrate and customize

Reviews & Ratings

Login to Review
No reviews yet

Be the first to share your experience with OpenALPR!

Login to Review

The Best OpenALPR Alternatives

Top Ai Tools & Services and Computer Vision and other similar apps like OpenALPR

Here are some alternatives to OpenALPR:

Suggest an alternative ❐

Mobile LPR icon

Mobile LPR

Mobile LPR is a license plate recognition application designed specifically for use on mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. It utilizes the device's camera to capture images of license plates on vehicles, then uses optical character recognition (OCR) technology to read the license plate numbers from the images.Some key...
Mobile LPR image
V0LT Predator icon

V0LT Predator

V0LT Predator is a feature-rich vulnerability scanner designed for Windows environments. It enables security professionals to identify weaknesses across networks, servers, endpoints, web applications, virtual infrastructure, and more.Key capabilities and benefits include:Comprehensive vulnerability scanning across different asset types like network devices, servers, endpoints, web apps, virtual hosts, etc.In-depth analysis of...
V0LT Predator image
Plate Recognizer icon

Plate Recognizer

Plate Recognizer is an optical character recognition (OCR) software application designed specifically for automatically reading and recognizing license plate numbers from images and videos. It uses advanced machine learning algorithms to detect, segment, and identify license plate numbers with high accuracy.Some key features of Plate Recognizer include:Accurate scanning and reading...
Plate Recognizer image