https://github.com/RajSolai/TextSnatcher

How to Copy Text from Images ? Answer is TextSnatcher !. Perform OCR operations in seconds on Linux Desktop.
https://github.com/RajSolai/TextSnatcher

elementary-apps flatpak gtk3 libhandy linux-app meson ocr tesseract-ocr vala

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How to Copy Text from Images ? Answer is TextSnatcher !. Perform OCR operations in seconds on Linux Desktop.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/RajSolai/TextSnatcher
• Owner: RajSolai
• License: gpl-3.0
• Created: 2021-07-15T14:18:35.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-03-20T10:29:28.000Z (8 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-10T14:02:49.865Z (29 days ago)
• Topics: elementary-apps, flatpak, gtk3, libhandy, linux-app, meson, ocr, tesseract-ocr, vala
• Language: Vala
• Homepage: https://textsnatcher.rf.gd/
• Size: 2.95 MB
• Stars: 1,291
• Watchers: 15
• Forks: 47
• Open Issues: 36
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
Thanks for all the Support shown by Stars, Issues and PRs 💌 ! Currently I'm Saving money for my Linux PC, Soon (next month) the project will be back with updates and fixes


[![Vala Programming language](https://img.shields.io/badge/Made%20With-Vala%20-A56DE2)](https://wiki.gnome.org/Projects/Vala)

![Flatpak Build workflow](https://github.com/RajSolai/TextSnatcher/actions/workflows/flatpak-build.yml/badge.svg)





TextSnatcher

Copy Text from Images with ease, Perform OCR operations in seconds.







## Download



  

  





## Features

-   Multiple Language Support.

-   Copy Text from images with a Drag.

-   Drag over any Image and Paste.

-   Fast and Easy to Use.

-   This application uses the Tesseract OCR 4.x for the character

    recognition.

-   Read more about [Tesseract](https://tesseract-ocr.github.io/tessdoc/Home.html) and Star ⭐️ [Tesseract-Project](https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract).

## Screencasts

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/54436424/152921719-228485ba-0d37-4b01-864e-63a2792248b5.mp4

https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/54436424/152921736-c9567c9d-0afa-4c09-8706-6b2a1b6b635a.mp4

## Screenshots

![TextSnatcher OCR App for Linux](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RajSolai/TextSnatcher/master/data/screenshots/snap-default.png)

![TextSnatcher OCR App for Linux](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RajSolai/TextSnatcher/master/data/screenshots/snap-dark.png)

## Support Me



[![ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/img/githubbutton_sm.svg)](https://ko-fi.com/R6R7ABG0F)

## Social Media Posts

[LinkedIn Post on Why I created TextSnatcher](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/solai085_linux-commentbelow-apple-activity-6826408004519374848-wxsw)

## Dependencies

Ensure you have these dependencies installed

### Runtime Dependency

-   scrot

-   tesseract-ocr

-   tesseract language data

    [arch repos](https://archlinux.org/packages/community/x86_64/tesseract)

    [debian repos](https://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=tesseract-ocr)

### Buildtime Dependency

-   granite

-   gtk+-3.0

-   gobject-2.0

-   gdk-pixbuf-2.0

-   libhandy-1

-   libportal-0.5

## Install, build and run

```bash

# clone repository

git clone https://github.com/RajSolai/TextSnatcher.git TextSnatcher

# cd to dir

cd TextSnatcher

# run meson

meson build --prefix=/usr

# cd to build, build and test

cd build

sudo ninja install && com.github.rajsolai.textsnatcher

```

## Inspirations

-   ReadMe: https://github.com/alainm23/planner

-   Application Structure: https://github.com/alcadica/develop

-   TextSniper (MacOS Application)

Made with ❤️ for Linux