Image OCR

Adds local OCR preprocessing to Searchmonkey for supported raster images using a bundled Tesseract runtime.

Version 0.1.9 Supports: macOS • Windows • Linux Verified publisher

$18 One-time purchase

Requires Searchmonkey. This plugin extends the main desktop app and does not run as a standalone product. Learn about Searchmonkey

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Why use Image OCR?

Read scanned images locally

Extract searchable text from supported raster images without sending files to any cloud service.

Uses Tesseract locally

The plugin runs OCR on your machine using Tesseract, which currently needs to be installed by the user.

Fits the normal Searchmonkey workflow

OCR output is prepared in the background so image-based documents behave more like searchable files.

Safe default for private archives

The OCR step runs on-device and can be disabled whenever you do not want image preprocessing.

OCR text extractionImage preprocessingLocal processingOffline use

Make scanned images searchable.

Use OCR preprocessing for screenshots, scans, and image-heavy documents that would otherwise be invisible to text search. Tesseract must be installed first.

01 Process supported raster images in the background

02 Extract text with a local Tesseract install

03 Keep OCR results local to your machine

04 Find image text in normal Searchmonkey searches

Good fit for

Scanned receipts and letters
Screenshots containing text
Image exports from older systems
Archives that need local-only OCR