Snip to Text – Screenshot OCR for Windows

⚡ Lightweight OCR tool to instantly convert any screen region into editable text

📸 Overview

Drag a region on your screen and instantly convert it to editable text using Tesseract OCR. Perfect for copying text from images, PDFs, locked documents, or videos—no more retyping!

✨ Features

🎯 One-Click Snipping: Instant overlay with rectangular selection
📋 Clipboard-First: Recognized text auto-copied to clipboard
⏱️ Delay Timer: Optional countdown to prepare your screen
🛠️ Tesseract Helper: Auto-detect existing install or download the engine for you

📋 Requirements

OS: Windows 10 / 11
Python: 3.9 or higher
Tesseract OCR: Auto-detected or downloaded via the app

🚀 Quick Start

# 1. Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/ShahbaziRaz/Snip-to-Text-Screenshot-OCR-for-Windows

# 2. Navigate to project folder
cd snip-to-text

# 3. Create virtual environment (recommended)
python -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\activate

# 4. Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# 5. Launch the application
python snip_ocr.py

Click New, drag to select any area, and your OCR text appears instantly—already copied to clipboard!

📦 Packaging (Optional)

Create a standalone .exe with PyInstaller:

pip install pyinstaller
pyinstaller --noconsole --onefile --name "Snip to Text" snip_ocr.py

The executable will be in the dist/ folder.

📁 Project Structure

snip-to-text/
├── snip_ocr.py          # Main PyQt5 application
├── requirements.txt     # Python dependencies
├── LICENSE             # MIT license
└── README.md

🔍 Keywords

Windows OCR, screenshot text extraction, Python OCR app, PyQt5 snipping tool, Tesseract GUI, screen capture OCR, image to text converter

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