From c7db3bc09dc5a9c341f6da984847c062f53fa528 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Honney <hannes-2@gmx.net>
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 22:39:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] added ocr screenshot

---
 config/bind.lua                      |  1 +
 scripts/screenshot/screenshot_ocr.sh | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 39 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 scripts/screenshot/screenshot_ocr.sh

diff --git a/config/bind.lua b/config/bind.lua
index e5f2e3a..6beb94b 100644
--- a/config/bind.lua
+++ b/config/bind.lua
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ hl.bind("SUPER+P", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("~/.config/hypr/scripts/screenshot/screenshot
 hl.bind("SUPER+ALT+P", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("~/.config/hypr/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_monitor.sh"))
 hl.bind("SUPER+SHIFT+P", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("~/.config/hypr/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_area.sh"))
 hl.bind("SUPER+SHIFT+S", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("~/.config/hypr/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_area_2.sh"))
+hl.bind("SUPER+CTRL+O", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("~/.config/hypr/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_ocr.sh"))
 
 -- Audio Control
 hl.bind("XF86AudioRaiseVolume", hl.dsp.exec_cmd("wpctl set-mute @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 0; wpctl set-volume @DEFAULT_AUDIO_SINK@ 5%+"))
diff --git a/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_ocr.sh b/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_ocr.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..1d4b9d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/screenshot/screenshot_ocr.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+###
+### ~/.config/hypr/scripts/screenshot/ocr_area.sh
+###
+
+# Ensure dependencies exist
+for cmd in slurp grim tesseract wl-copy; do
+    if ! command -v "$cmd" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        notify-send -a "OCR" -u critical "OCR Error" "Missing required command: $cmd"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+done
+
+# Select a region with slurp; exit silently if cancelled (ESC/right-click)
+geometry=$(slurp) || exit 0
+
+# Capture region directly from grim, pipe into tesseract, and save stdout to clipboard
+text=$(grim -g "$geometry" - | tesseract - stdout --psm 6 2>/dev/null)
+
+# Exit if no text was detected
+if [ -z "$text" ]; then
+    if command -v notify-send >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        notify-send -a "OCR" -i edit-select-all "OCR Failed" "No text recognized in selected area."
+    fi
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+# Copy detected text to Wayland clipboard
+printf "%s" "$text" | wl-copy
+
+# Notify user of successful extraction
+if command -v notify-send >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    # Truncate text preview for notification brevity
+    preview=$(echo "$text" | head -n 3)
+    notify-send -a "OCR" -i edit-select-all "Text Copied to Clipboard" "$preview"
+fi
+
+# Install: sudo pacman -S grim slurp tesseract tesseract-data-eng wl-clipboard libnotify
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