TextSnatcher
The facts below are what the maker publishes about TextSnatcher, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From TextSnatcher's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| TextSnatcher | Free | No pricing or usage limits stated |
The facts
Each one read from TextSnatcher's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Build
- The README documents building with Meson and installing with Ninja.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Build requirements
- Build dependencies include Granite, GTK 3, GObject, GdkPixbuf, libhandy 1, and libportal 0.5.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Distribution
- The repository includes a Flatpak manifest and labels the project for Linux.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The README provides instructions to clone the repository, build with Meson and Ninja, and install the application.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The README names Tesseract OCR and its language data as dependencies; it does not list other product integrations.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The application supports multiple languages.checked 9 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0.checked 9 Oct 2026
- OCR engine
- TextSnatcher uses Tesseract OCR 4.x for character recognition.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Paste workflow
- The README describes dragging over an image and pasting the recognized text.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Project status
- The README says the maker planned to resume updates and fixes after saving for a Linux PC.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- TextSnatcher performs OCR to copy text from images on a Linux desktop.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Runtime requirements
- The listed runtime dependencies are scrot, tesseract-ocr, and Tesseract language data.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Searchable PDF
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
- Security
- The repository page does not state security or compliance claims.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Selection
- Users can drag over an image to copy its text.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The repository README includes a Support Me section but gives no support terms there.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Supported inputs
- imagechecked 23 Sep 2026
- Word export
- Nochecked 23 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 23 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Linux focus
- The project describes itself as made for Linux.checked 9 Oct 2026
- Primary platform
- desktopchecked 23 Sep 2026
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