textra
A command-line application to convert images and PDF files of images to text using Apple’s Vision text recognition API.
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Installation
Textra requires Mac OS version 13 or greater to access the latest Vision APIs.
The easiest way to install textra is to open a terminal window and run the following command:
curl -L https://github.com/freedmand/textra/raw/main/install.sh | bash
Alternatively, download the latest release, unzip it, and place the textra executable somewhere on your $PATH variable.
Usage
textra FILE1 [FILE2...]
Arguments
FILE1 [FILE2...]: One or more files to be converted. If multiple files are provided, the last file must be the output directory or a pattern containing an output path.
Examples
textra image.png
textra image1.png image2.png output-dir/
textra document.pdf
textra document.pdf output-dir/
textra document.pdf page-{}.txt
