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gImageReader

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Gtk/Qt desktop OCR front-end · open-source GPL-3.0

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Batch processing
It can process multiple images and documents in one go.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Import sources
It imports PDF documents and images from disk, scanning devices, clipboard, and screenshots.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Supported inputs
bothgithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
Language data
Tesseract language definitions can be selected through the integrated tessdata manager or installed manually.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Language support
The project lists international language support and links to Weblate for translations.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
License
The repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Output formats
It recognizes text to plain text or hOCR documents and can generate PDFs from hOCR documents.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Primary platform
desktopgithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
Purpose
gImageReader is a Gtk/Qt front-end to tesseract-ocr.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Recognition areas
Recognition areas can be defined manually or automatically.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Searchable PDF
Yesgithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026
Security
GitHub reports that the project has no SECURITY.md policy and no published security advisories.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Support
The project directs users to its issue tracker, maintainer email, and FAQ for help.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Text tools
Recognized text appears next to the image and can be post-processed, including spellchecking.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Windows dependency
The Windows installer bundles the necessary Tesseract files.github.com · read 5 Oct 2026
Word export
Nogithub.com · read 23 Sep 2026

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