Simple OCR¶
Simple OCR is the fastest way to extract text from an image. Load an image, click one button, and get the text -- no configuration needed.
How to Use Simple OCR¶
Step 1: Load an Image¶
Open an image file using any of these methods:
- Click Open and browse to your file
- Drag and drop an image onto the application window
- Paste an image from your clipboard with
Ctrl+V
Supported image formats: PNG, JPG, JPEG, BMP, TIFF, GIF, WebP.
Step 2: Select Language¶
Make sure the correct OCR language is selected in the language dropdown. The default is English. For other languages, select from the dropdown or see Supported Languages.
Step 3: Click OCR¶
Click the OCR button or press Ctrl+E. The Tesseract engine processes the image and extracts all readable text.
Step 4: Use the Extracted Text¶
The extracted text appears in the output panel. You can:
- Copy -- Click the Copy button or press
Ctrl+Cto copy the text to your clipboard - Save -- Export the text to a
.txtfile - Edit -- Make corrections directly in the output panel before copying or saving
When to Use Simple OCR¶
Simple OCR works best with:
- Clean, well-lit photographs of text
- Screenshots and digital documents
- Printed text on plain backgrounds
- High-resolution scans
Quick Extraction
Simple OCR is ideal for quick, everyday text extraction tasks. If the image is clear and the text is well-formatted, Simple OCR delivers excellent results in seconds.
When to Use Advanced OCR Instead¶
If Simple OCR results are poor, try Advanced OCR, which offers image preprocessing to handle:
- Skewed or rotated images
- Low contrast or faded text
- Complex layouts with columns or tables
- Noisy or textured backgrounds