Simple python image-2-text
As simple as it gets:
- Load image from local storage or
- Paste image from your clipboard (love this function, just sniptool a picture and paste...voila!)
- It scans and outputs any text that are in the scanned image.
- Options to save as simple txt, word or PDF...or just copy the text right there.
Detailed installation and information:
This repository contains a simple Optical Character Recognition (OCR) application that allows users to extract text from images. The application is built using Python, PyQt5, and Tesseract OCR. Both the Python source code and a standalone executable for Windows are provided.
Features Load images from disk (supports PNG, JPG, XPM, BMP formats) Paste images directly from the clipboard Extract text from images using Tesseract OCR Save extracted text as a text file, Microsoft Word file (docx), or PDF file Installation and Usage Python Script Requirements Python 3.6+ PyQt5 pytesseract Tesseract OCR pillow python-docx (optional, for saving as .docx) reportlab (optional, for saving as .pdf)
Steps
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Install Python 3.6 or later, if not already installed.
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Install the required libraries:
pip install PyQt5 pytesseract pillow python-docx reportlab -
Install Tesseract OCR. Follow the instructions for your operating system from the official documentation.
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Set the path to the Tesseract OCR executable in the Python script:
pytesseract.pytesseract.tesseract_cmd = r'/path/to/tesseract'Replace /path/to/tesseract with the actual path to the Tesseract executable. On Windows, it usually looks like C:\Program Files\Tesseract-OCR\tesseract.exe. -
Run the Python script:
python img2text.py
Executable (Windows)
- Download the latest release from the Releases page.
- Extract the zip file.
- Run img2text.exe from the extracted folder.
Contributing Contributions to this project are welcome. Please create a pull request for any bug fixes, improvements, or new features. (still learning github)
License This project is licensed under the MIT License.