gImageReader

Spec sheet

Purpose

gImageReader is a Gtk/Qt front-end to tesseract-ocr.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Platforms

The project lists Windows downloads and Linux distribution packages, including Fedora, Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, and Arch Linux.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Free plan

YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · github.com

Security

GitHub reports that the project has no SECURITY.md policy and no published security advisories.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support

The project directs users to its issue tracker, maintainer email, and FAQ for help.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository identifies its license as GPL-3.0.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Batch processing

It can process multiple images and documents in one go.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Import sources

It imports PDF documents and images from disk, scanning devices, clipboard, and screenshots.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Language data

Tesseract language definitions can be selected through the integrated tessdata manager or installed manually.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Language support

The project lists international language support and links to Weblate for translations.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Output formats

It recognizes text to plain text or hOCR documents and can generate PDFs from hOCR documents.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Primary platform

desktopRead 23 Sep 2026 · github.com

Recognition areas

Recognition areas can be defined manually or automatically.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Searchable PDF

YesRead 23 Sep 2026 · github.com

Supported inputs

bothRead 23 Sep 2026 · github.com

Text tools

Recognized text appears next to the image and can be post-processed, including spellchecking.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Windows dependency

The Windows installer bundles the necessary Tesseract files.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Word export

NoRead 23 Sep 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

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Where Specifiction places it

• OCR software#29 of 407.8