# TextShot **Repository Path**: mirrors/TextShot ## Basic Information - **Project Name**: TextShot - **Description**: TextShot 可截取屏幕截图并将其文本内容复制到剪贴板,适用于 Windows、macOS 和大多数现代 Linux 发行版 - **Primary Language**: Python - **License**: MIT - **Default Branch**: master - **Homepage**: https://www.oschina.net/p/textshot - **GVP Project**: No ## Statistics - **Stars**: 1 - **Forks**: 2 - **Created**: 2023-05-26 - **Last Updated**: 2025-09-20 ## Categories & Tags **Categories**: Uncategorized **Tags**: None ## README

TextShot

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Take a screenshot and copy its text content to the clipboard. Works on Windows, macOS, and most modern Linux distros. ![TextShot Demo](https://i.imgur.com/Z0Ng13S.gif) ## Use `textshot -h` prints the available command line options: usage: textshot [-h] [-i INTERVAL] [langs] Take a screenshot and copy its text content to the clipboard. positional arguments: langs languages passed to tesseract, eg. "eng+fra" (default: eng) optional arguments: -h, --help show this help message and exit -i INTERVAL, --interval INTERVAL select a screen region then take textshots every INTERVAL milliseconds ### Examples - Basic usage: `textshot` opens an overlay where a rectangle can be drawn around the text to be copied. - Alternate languages: `textshot eng+fra` specifies use of English as the primary language and French as the secondary language. Make sure that the appropriate data files for Tesseract are installed for other languages. A list of all supported languages can be found [here](https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/blob/master/doc/tesseract.1.asc#languages-and-scripts). - Continuously copy text content: `textshot --interval 200` draw a rectangle at a screen region then copy text from it every 200ms. ### Hotkeys It is recommended to attach a global hotkey to this tool, so you can run it without opening a console and typing in the command. On **Windows**, one can accomplish this by using an [AutoHotkey](https://www.autohotkey.com/) script; `textshot.ahk` contains a sample AHK script that can be used. On **Ubuntu**, open the Keyboard Settings, which shows you all the Gnome shortcuts. At the bottom there is a `+` button to add your own shortcuts. Click it and set the command to `textshot`. In case you are using a virtual environment, the `textshot` path above should point to the environment's `textshot`. The process on other operating systems can be found by searching how to run a shell command with a keyboard shortcut. ## Installation ### Prerequisites - Install [Google's Tesseract OCR Engine](https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract), and ensure that `tesseract` can be reached from the command line by adding the directory to your system path. ### Installation with `pip` $ pip install textshot $ textshot You may wish to use a virtual environment if the dependencies conflict with others on your machine. ### Installation from source - Clone this repository... `git clone https://github.com/ianzhao05/textshot.git` - ...and `cd` into it: `cd textshot` - Run `pip install .` (for development, you may install with `pip install -e .` which will allow you to test your modifications without reinstall) - You may now run `textshot` ### From repository @rigred has added this to the AUR, so Arch Linux users can install the package `textshot-git` with their AUR helper. For example, `yay -S textshot-git`. This may not be up to date, so if you encounter issues, use the normal installation method above. ## Troubleshooting ### macOS You may need to give permission to capture the screen. You can do so by going to System Preferences > Security & Privacy > Privacy > Screen Recording, then checking the box for Terminal/iTerm. ### Linux If the text shows up correctly in the notification, but you cannot paste it, install `xclip` (e.g. with `sudo apt install xclip`).