https://github.com/c-loftus/remora
A companion to the Orca screen reader
https://github.com/c-loftus/remora
gnome linux ocr orca screenreader
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A companion to the Orca screen reader
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/c-loftus/remora
- Owner: C-Loftus
- License: agpl-3.0
- Created: 2025-07-27T23:21:32.000Z (10 months ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-09-06T18:12:18.000Z (9 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-10-03T23:46:49.552Z (8 months ago)
- Topics: gnome, linux, ocr, orca, screenreader
- Language: TypeScript
- Homepage:
- Size: 1.38 MB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 0
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# Remora
Remora is an application that runs in parallel with the Orca screen reader on Linux and extends Orca's functionality. It provides the ability to:
- Summarize text and visual content with private offline ollama vision models
- OCR the screen
- Provide hotkeys for helpful actions not in Orca by default (for example, a screen curtain)
## Quickstart Overview Video
A video demonstrating how to use Remora can be found [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh0w-DOH12s)
[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh0w-DOH12s)
## Installation
- Download [the latest release](https://github.com/C-Loftus/Remora/releases/latest) from Github or [build from source](#building)
- To install Remora as a desktop application, you can run `make install` in the makefile.
## Limitations:
- You must use a recent version of Orca (at least v49.0 beta or above)
- This app only works on X11; Wayland does not support global hotkeys or coordinates and thus is impossible to support across compositors
- To use hotkeys you cannot have numlock or another modifier key enabled
- Currently supports only amd64
- You must tab into the GUI window to read its contents with Orca due to [a bug in webkit gtk](https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/orca/-/issues/493)
## Building
You must have [wails](https://wails.io/docs/gettingstarted/installation) installed to build this program. Then follow the commands in the [makefile](./makefile)
## Screenshot
