Tesseract Ocr OpenClaw Plugin & Skill | ClawHub
Looking to integrate Tesseract Ocr into your AI workflows? This free OpenClaw plugin from ClawHub helps you automate image & video generation tasks instantly, without having to write custom tools from scratch.
What this skill does
Extract text from images using the Tesseract OCR engine directly via command line. Supports multiple languages including Chinese, English, and more. Use this skill when users need to extract text from images, recognize text content in images, or perform OCR tasks without Python dependencies.
Install
ClawHub CLI
openclaw skills install @whalefell/tesseract-ocrNode.js (npx)
npx clawhub@latest install tesseract-ocrFull SKILL.md
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| name | description |
|---|---|
| tesseract-ocr | Extract text from images using the Tesseract OCR engine directly via command line. Supports multiple languages including Chinese, English, and more. Use this skill when users need to extract text from images, recognize text content in images, or perform OCR tasks without Python dependencies. |
SKILL.md content below is scrollable.
Tesseract OCR Skill
Extract text content from images using the Tesseract engine directly via command line.
Features
- Extract text from image files using native tesseract CLI
- Support multi-language recognition (Chinese, English, etc.)
- No Python dependencies required
- Simple and fast
Dependencies
Install Tesseract OCR system package:
# Ubuntu/Debian:
sudo apt-get install tesseract-ocr tesseract-ocr-chi-sim
# macOS:
brew install tesseract tesseract-lang
Usage
Basic Usage
# Use default language (English)
tesseract /path/to/image.png stdout
# Specify language (Chinese + English)
tesseract /path/to/image.png stdout -l chi_sim+eng
# Save to file
tesseract /path/to/image.png output.txt -l chi_sim+eng
# Multiple languages
tesseract /path/to/image.png stdout -l chi_sim+eng+jpn
Common Language Codes
| Language | Code |
|---|---|
| Simplified Chinese | chi_sim |
| Traditional Chinese | chi_tra |
| English | eng |
| Japanese | jpn |
| Korean | kor |
| Chinese + English | chi_sim+eng |
Quick Examples
# OCR with Chinese support
tesseract image.jpg stdout -l chi_sim
# OCR with mixed Chinese and English
tesseract image.png stdout -l chi_sim+eng
# Save to file instead of stdout
tesseract document.png result -l chi_sim+eng
# Creates result.txt
Notes
- OCR accuracy depends on image quality; use clear images for best results
- Complex layouts (tables, multi-column) may require post-processing
- Chinese recognition requires the tesseract-ocr-chi-sim language pack
- Language packs must be installed separately on your system
ClawHub Registry URL: https://clawhub.ai/whalefell/skills/tesseract-ocr