neocr

OCR tool with screenshot selection using Ollama.

Installation

Install with pipx:

pipx install .

Or from a local directory:

pipx install /path/to/neocr

Usage

Simply run:

neocr

The tool will:

1. Capture your screen
2. Let you select a region with your mouse
3. Extract text from the selected region using Ollama OCR
4. Copy the extracted text to your clipboard

Press ESC to cancel the selection.

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• Ollama with the qwen3-vl:8b model (or modify the model name in the code)
• tkinter (usually included with Python)
• xclip or xsel (for clipboard on Linux)