# MCP Screen Text

> Use this tool when you need to extract text from screen captures or application windows, and automate data entry or document processing tasks. It solves problems such as manual text entry, data extraction, and document scanning by providing optical character recognition (OCR) capabilities with multi-language support. The tool takes screenshots or application window inputs and outputs extracted text for further processing or analysis.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/ikhide-screen-capture-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ikhide-screen-capture-mcp

## Description

Provides screen capture and optical character recognition (OCR) capabilities for entire displays or specific application windows. It enables users to list running applications, take screenshots, and extract text from images using multi-language support.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.60
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-04-22

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/bl0bw8eu2f)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/ikhide/screen-capture-mcp>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "ikhide-screen-capture-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ikhide-screen-capture-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/ikhide-screen-capture-mcp/pull`

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