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This bash script uses ImageMagick, tesseract-ocr and xsel to take a screenshot of an area, extract the text from it and copy the extracted text to the clipboard. It is useful for quickly copying text from images or documents into the clipboard for further processing.

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Extract Text

This bash script uses ImageMagick, tesseract-ocr and xsel to take a screenshot of an area, extract the text from it and copy the extracted text to the clipboard. It is useful for quickly copying text from images or documents into the clipboard for further processing.

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  • imagemagick
  • tesseract-ocr
  • xsel

Usage

Run the script and select the area of the screen to capture. The extracted text will be automatically copied to the clipboard.

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This script is licensed under the GPLv3.

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This bash script uses ImageMagick, tesseract-ocr and xsel to take a screenshot of an area, extract the text from it and copy the extracted text to the clipboard. It is useful for quickly copying text from images or documents into the clipboard for further processing.

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