capture_text

capture_text is a Linux-only screen capture tool that uses OCR (Optical Character Recognition) to extract text from selected areas on the screen. It supports major Linux distributions and offers simple installation via .deb or .rpm packages.

Features

• Capture selected screen areas
• Extract text from images using OCR
• Utilizes Tesseract OCR for accurate text recognition
• Lightweight and easy to use
• Linux-only support

Installation

Option 1: Install via .deb package (for Debian/Ubuntu-based systems)

1. Download the .deb file from the releases page.
2. Install the package using dpkg:

   sudo dpkg -i capture_text-0.1.0-1_amd64.deb
   sudo apt-get install -f

3. Run the application:

   capture_text

Option 2: Install via .rpm package (for Fedora/RHEL-based systems)

1. Download the .rpm file from the releases page.
2. Install the package using dnf or rpm:

   sudo dnf install capture_text-0.1.0-1.x86_64.rpm

3. Run the application:

   capture_text

Option 3: Build from Source (with install.sh)

If you prefer to compile capture_text from source, you can use the provided install.sh script. Ensure that Rust and Cargo are installed on your system.

Steps:

1. Extract the tarball:

   tar -xvzf capture_text-0.1.0.tar.gz
   cd capture_text

2. Run the install.sh script:

   ./install.sh

The script will automatically compile the project and move the binary to /usr/local/bin.

Dependencies:

Ensure you have installed the necessary dependencies before running the script:

• Rust and Cargo (for compiling)

• Tesseract OCR (for OCR functionality)

• Leptonica (for image processing)

• Screenshot tools required (at least one)

  • spectacle (works with KDE Plasma, possibly LXQT)
  • gnome-screenshot (works with GNOME, Unity, Budgie, Cinnamon, etc)
  • scrot (works with anything with an X server, except WSL or Bash for Ubuntu for Windows)

You can install them via your package manager:

• Ubuntu/Debian:

  sudo apt-get install libtesseract-dev libleptonica-dev

• Fedora/RHEL:

  sudo dnf install tesseract-devel leptonica-devel

Usage

Once installed, capture_text can be run from the terminal:

capture_text

After launching, you can select the desired screen area to capture. The text within the selected area will be processed and output to the console.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please open an issue or submit a pull request if you'd like to contribute.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.