TextSnatcher
A lightweight Linux desktop application that extracts text from images using OCR with drag-and-drop simplicity.
What is TextSnatcher?
TextSnatcher is a Linux desktop application that performs Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to extract text from images. It allows users to quickly copy text from screenshots, photos, or scanned documents by simply dragging images into the application. The tool uses Tesseract OCR engine for accurate text recognition across multiple languages.
Linux desktop users who need to extract text from images regularly, such as developers, researchers, students, or anyone working with scanned documents or screenshots containing text.
TextSnatcher offers a fast, lightweight, and native Linux alternative to online OCR services or proprietary desktop applications. Its drag-and-drop interface and offline operation provide privacy and convenience without subscription fees.
Overview
How to Copy Text from Images ? Answer is TextSnatcher !. Perform OCR operations in seconds on Linux Desktop.
Use Cases
Best For
- Extracting text from screenshots on Linux
- Copying text from scanned PDFs or documents
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