# OCR reader

**URL:** <https://forum.getodk.org/t/ocr-reader/19431>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [April 23, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/ocr-reader/19431 "2019-04-23T20:28:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marcelo\_Raul\_SCARONE](https://getodk.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.getodk.org/marcelo_raul_scarone/32/6578_2.png) [@Marcelo\_Raul\_SCARONE](https://forum.getodk.org/u/Marcelo_Raul_SCARONE)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2019, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.getodk.org/t/ocr-reader/19431/1 "2019-04-23T20:28:25Z")

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Hi. Is it possible to use an external application to ODK collect (OCR reader) and obtain the result in a text question, or note?