# tesseract-ocr

> tesseract-ocr — whalefell-tesseract-ocr. Use this tool when you need to extract text from images, solving problems such as digitizing printed documents, automating data entry, and enhancing image accessibility. It takes image files as input and outputs extracted text, providing a command-line interface for seamless integration. Ideal for use cases where manual text entry is impractical or inefficient, such as document scanning and archiving.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/whalefell-tesseract-ocr  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/whalefell-tesseract-ocr

## Description

Extract text from images using the Tesseract OCR engine directly via command line.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.65
- **Verification tier:** scanned
- **Last scanned:** 2026-05-20

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** instructions
- **Runtime environment:** llm
- **Category:** media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-16

## Source

- **Source listing:** [ClawHub](https://clawskills.sh/skills/whalefell-tesseract-ocr)

## 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": "whalefell-tesseract-ocr"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/whalefell-tesseract-ocr` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/whalefell-tesseract-ocr/pull`

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