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OpenALPR

Automatic license plate recognition library

Video Surveillance ★ 11.5k stars Hard setup AGPL-3.0

OpenALPR is an open-source automatic license plate recognition library that analyzes images and camera feeds to detect and read vehicle plates. It can be self-hosted to add plate recognition to surveillance systems.

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Key features

  • License plate detection
  • Works on images and video
  • Self-hosted recognition
  • Programmatic API

Strengths

  • Released under the AGPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Mature project with 11.5k GitHub stars
  • Written in C++

Is OpenALPR secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for OpenALPR's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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