| name | ocr |
| description | Extract text from images using Tesseract OCR |
OCR Image Text Extraction Skill
Extract text from images using Tesseract OCR engine.
Capabilities
- Extract text from image files (PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF)
- Support for 100+ languages
- Optional image preprocessing for better accuracy
- Output in plain text or JSON format with confidence scores
Usage
Basic OCR
python3 scripts/ocr.py <image_file> <output_file>
With Options
python3 scripts/ocr.py image.png text.txt --lang eng
python3 scripts/ocr.py image.png text.txt --lang chi_sim
python3 scripts/ocr.py image.png text.txt --lang eng+chi_sim
python3 scripts/ocr.py image.png text.txt --preprocess
python3 scripts/ocr.py image.png output.json --format json
Download and OCR from URL
python3 scripts/ocr_url.py <image_url> <output_file>
python3 scripts/ocr_url.py https://example.com/image.jpg text.txt --lang eng --preprocess
Parameters
image_file / image_url (required): Path to local image or image URL
output_file (required): Path to output text/JSON file
--lang: Language code (e.g., eng, chi_sim, jpn, fra, deu). Default: eng
--preprocess: Apply image preprocessing (grayscale, thresholding) for better accuracy
--format: Output format (text/json, default: text)
Common Languages
| Language | Code |
|---|
| English | eng |
| Chinese (Simplified) | chi_sim |
| Chinese (Traditional) | chi_tra |
| Japanese | jpn |
| Korean | kor |
| French | fra |
| German | deu |
| Spanish | spa |
| Russian | rus |
| Arabic | ara |
Supported Image Formats
PNG, JPG, JPEG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, WEBP
Dependencies
- Python 3.8+
- pytesseract
- Pillow (PIL)
- tesseract-ocr (system package)
Installation
pip install pytesseract Pillow
sudo apt-get install tesseract-ocr
sudo yum install tesseract
brew install tesseract