A simple OCR tool implemented in Python using tesseract that allows you to copy text from a selected area of the screen to the clipboard.
pip3 install pyperclip pynput pytesseract tk pynput
I suggest to store the project files in ~/bin/quick-ocr/.
Make sure that the main.py file is executable (chmod +x main.py).
Then you can assign a shortcut in the settings as follows: ~/bin/quick-ocr/main.py (with a custom shortcut like Win + Shift + T).
You need to give the script permission to access the screen. You can do this by going to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Accessibility and adding the script to the list.
It may be necessary to install tkinter on your system. For example, on Ubuntu you can do this with sudo apt install tk.
The default language is English. If you want to use another language, you can change it in the main.py file (LANG='<your_language>').
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