Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
If you often take screenshots and then wish you could just grab the text from them, you'll like what spectacle-ocr can do. It makes the process quick, local, and private. Using spectacle-ocr, you can go from image → text in one step.
Commands:
git clone github.com/kbkozlev/spectacle-ocr
cd spectacle-ocr
bash setup.sh
sudo apt update sudo apt install tesseract-ocr imagemagick wl-clipboard xclip libnotify-bin desktop-file-utils
git clone github.com/kbkozlev/spectacle-ocr.git
cd spectacle-ocr
install -Dm755 ocr.sh ~/.local/bin/ocr.sh
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications
update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications || true
What you will learn:
1. How to extract text from any images
2. How to Install spectacle-ocr in Linux
3. Method 1: Using the Installer Script
a. How You can install it easily via the setup script
b. How to Installs dependencies
c. How to Adds a launcher called "Extract Text" for PNG files
d. How to Updates your desktop database
e. How to install Spectacle separately
4. Method 2: Manual Install
a. How to install the required dependencies
b. How to Install spectacle-ocr on Debian, Ubuntu and its derivatives
c. How to Download the spectacle-ocr files
d. How to Create a desktop entry for the "Extract Text" option
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If you often take screenshots and then wish you could just grab the text from them, you'll like what spectacle-ocr can do. It makes the process quick, local, and private. Using spectacle-ocr, you can go from image → text in one step.
Commands:
git clone github.com/kbkozlev/spectacle-ocr
cd spectacle-ocr
bash setup.sh
sudo apt update sudo apt install tesseract-ocr imagemagick wl-clipboard xclip libnotify-bin desktop-file-utils
git clone github.com/kbkozlev/spectacle-ocr.git
cd spectacle-ocr
install -Dm755 ocr.sh ~/.local/bin/ocr.sh
mkdir -p ~/.local/share/applications
update-desktop-database ~/.local/share/applications || true
What you will learn:
1. How to extract text from any images
2. How to Install spectacle-ocr in Linux
3. Method 1: Using the Installer Script
a. How You can install it easily via the setup script
b. How to Installs dependencies
c. How to Adds a launcher called "Extract Text" for PNG files
d. How to Updates your desktop database
e. How to install Spectacle separately
4. Method 2: Manual Install
a. How to install the required dependencies
b. How to Install spectacle-ocr on Debian, Ubuntu and its derivatives
c. How to Download the spectacle-ocr files
d. How to Create a desktop entry for the "Extract Text" option
Song: Tinkan - Just A Walk
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music
Link: bit.ly/3YMWwW7
Song: Amored - My Entire World
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music
Link: bit.ly/3YMWwW7
Song: Jon Holun - Sunny
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music
Link: bit.ly/3YMWwW7
Song: Kelsak - Alternativ Way
Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music
Link: bit.ly/3YMWwW7
#computereverywhere #Linux #LinuxTutorial #LinuxTips #OCR #ImageToText #TextExtraction #LinuxTools #OpenSource #Ubuntu #Fedora #LinuxMint #TesseractOCR #ScreenshotToText #TechTutorial #LinuxGuide #ProductivityTools #LinuxUsers #FOSS #TerminalTips #LearnLinux
