{"id":40162,"date":"2022-05-24T16:36:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-24T16:36:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=40162"},"modified":"2024-04-24T14:38:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T14:38:50","slug":"ksnip-optical-character-recognition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2022\/05\/ksnip-optical-character-recognition\/","title":{"rendered":"KSnip Screenshot Tool 1.10 Adds Optical Character Recognition Support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-35411\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ksnip-icon-250x250.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ksnip-icon-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ksnip-icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ksnip-icon-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ksnip-icon-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/ksnip-icon.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The popular Qt based screenshot tool KSnip 1.10.0 was released few days ago with some cool new features. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu.<\/p>\n<p>For those never heard of KSnip, it&#8217;s a free open-source cross-platform (<i>supports Windows, Linux and MacOS<\/i>) screenshot tool with some annotation tools, upload options and more.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-screenshot.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-screenshot-600x383.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"383\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-screenshot-600x383.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-screenshot-300x192.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-screenshot-768x491.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-screenshot.webp 1002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By releasing the new 1.10.0 release, it adds new command line options:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>-p<\/code> or <code>--saveto &lt;path&gt;<\/code> to specify where to save image.<\/li>\n<li><code>-o<\/code> or <code>--upload<\/code> to upload screenshot via default uploader without opening in editor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For other command options, simply run <code>ksnip --help<\/code> in terminal.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-cli-options-600x407.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"407\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-cli-options-600x407.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-cli-options-300x203.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-cli-options-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-cli-options.webp 786w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With a new OCR plugin, the release now <b>supports for extracting plain text from images<\/b>. Just open an image, then click on the &#8220;<b>Options -> OCR<\/b>&#8221; menu option to use it. Though, it seems to be in very early stage, which is not working in my case.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-ocr-600x476.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"476\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-40166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-ocr-600x476.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-ocr-300x238.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-ocr.webp 704w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other changes in KSnip 1.10.0 include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add FTP uploading support.<\/li>\n<li>Add debug logging.<\/li>\n<li>New Save all option.<\/li>\n<li>Search in preference.<\/li>\n<li>Add support for RGBA colors with transparency.<\/li>\n<li>Editing feature improvements.<\/li>\n<li>And various bug-fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>How to Install KSnip 1.10<\/h3>\n<h4>Option 1: Snap package<\/h4>\n<p>The easiest way to install the tool in Ubuntu is using the official Snap packages. Simply open Ubuntu Software, then you can search for and install it via few clicks.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_40167\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-40167\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-softwarecenter-600x344.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" class=\"size-large wp-image-40167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-softwarecenter-600x344.webp 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-softwarecenter-300x172.webp 300w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-softwarecenter-768x441.webp 768w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/ksnip-softwarecenter.webp 1065w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-40167\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Install Ksnip via Ubuntu Software<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Option 2: AppImage \/ Deb<\/h4>\n<p>The software project page also provides AppImage and Deb packages, as well as Windows and Mac OS packages for download under &#8216;Assets&#8217; section:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ksnip\/ksnip\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download Ksnip<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For most Linux, you may download the non-install <b>AppImage<\/b> package, make it executable via right-click menu &#8220;Properties&#8221; dialog -> &#8220;Permissions&#8221; tab, and finally click run the package to launch it.<\/p>\n<p>For Debian and Ubuntu based system, download the <b>.deb<\/b> package and install it by running command in terminal (<i>press Ctrl+Alt+T to open terminal<\/i>):<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt install ~\/Downloads\/ksnip-*.deb<\/pre>\n<p><i><b>NOTE for Ubuntu 22.04, double-click installing this local deb via &#8220;Software Install&#8221; option may not work properly. It refers to the Snap package, rather than installing the local package.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<h4>Option 3: Ubuntu PPA (unofficial)<\/h4>\n<p>For those prefer Ubuntu PPA, here&#8217;s an <a href=\"https:\/\/launchpad.net\/~ubuntuhandbook1\/+archive\/ubuntu\/ksnip\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">unofficial repository<\/a> with Ubuntu 20.04 and Ubuntu 22.04 support. <\/p>\n<p>Simply press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal, and run the commands below one by one will add the PPA and install the screenshot tool from it.<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/ksnip<\/pre>\n<pre>sudo apt update<\/pre>\n<pre>sudo apt install ksnip libkimageannotator0 libkcolorpicker0<\/pre>\n<h4>Install the OCR plugin:<\/h4>\n<p>The OCR plugin is available to install as a separate package. It&#8217;s available to download at the link below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-cyan-blue-to-vivid-purple-gradient-background has-text-color has-background\" href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/ksnip\/ksnip-plugin-ocr\/releases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download OCR plugin<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Click to expand the &#8216;<b>Assets<\/b>&#8216; section, download &#038; install the <b>.deb<\/b> package for Debian and Ubuntu based system.<\/p>\n<h3>Uninstall Ksnip<\/h3>\n<p>For the snap package, simply click &#8216;uninstall&#8217; button in Ubuntu Software.<\/p>\n<p>For deb package, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard and run the command below to remove it:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo apt remove --autoremove ksnip libkimageannotator0<\/pre>\n<p>And, remove the Ubuntu PPA (if added) by running command:<\/p>\n<pre>sudo add-apt-repository --remove ppa:ubuntuhandbook1\/ksnip<\/pre>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The popular Qt based screenshot tool KSnip 1.10.0 was released few days ago with some cool new features. Here&#8217;s how to install it in Ubuntu. For those never heard of KSnip, it&#8217;s a free open-source cross-platform (supports Windows, Linux and MacOS) screenshot tool with some annotation tools, upload options and more. 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