{"schemaVersion":"opencli.cli.v1","slug":"tesseract","name":"Tesseract OCR","shortName":"tesseract","binaryName":"tesseract","maker":{"slug":"tesseract","name":"Tesseract OCR","type":"org","url":"https://github.com/tesseract-ocr","officialPlatformMaker":false,"featuredBuilder":false},"category":"Docs / Content","description":"Image OCR, scanned text, and document extraction from the terminal. Built by Tesseract OCR. Runs entirely on your machine.","tagline":"Image OCR, scanned text, and document extraction from the terminal.","install":{"packageManager":"brew","command":"brew install tesseract","packageName":null,"npmPackage":null,"brewFormula":null,"brewCask":null,"crateName":null,"pypiPackage":null,"goPackage":null,"dockerImage":null},"verify":{"command":"tesseract --version","signal":"tesseract responds locally and is ready for the first real command."},"quickStart":"tesseract image.png stdout","exampleWorkflow":["tesseract image.png stdout"],"agent":{"readiness":{"label":"Usable with guardrails","score":60,"reasons":["Supports non-interactive/scripted use.","Works well in CI or repeatable automation.","Can run locally with less credential exposure."],"guardrails":["Prefer small commands and ask the agent to summarize plain text output.","Network access is required; avoid leaking secrets in logs."]},"packUrl":"https://opencli.co/cli/tesseract/agent.md","packMarkdown":"# OpenCLI Agent Pack: Tesseract OCR\n\nUse this when an AI agent needs to work with `tesseract`.\n\n## What this CLI is for\nImage OCR, scanned text, and document extraction from the terminal. Built by Tesseract OCR. Runs entirely on your machine.\n\nBest for: image ocr, scanned text, and document extraction from the terminal.\n\n## Agent readiness\nUsable with guardrails (60/100)\n- Supports non-interactive/scripted use.\n- Works well in CI or repeatable automation.\n- Can run locally with less credential exposure.\n\n## Install\n```sh\nbrew install tesseract\n```\n\n## Verify before real work\n```sh\ntesseract --version\n```\nExpected signal: tesseract responds locally and is ready for the first real command.\n\n## Safe starting commands\n```sh\ntesseract --version\n```\n\n```sh\ntesseract image.png stdout\n```\n\n## Guardrails for agents\n- Prefer small commands and ask the agent to summarize plain text output.\n- Network access is required; avoid leaking secrets in logs.\n\n## Suggested agent instruction\nYou may use Tesseract OCR (`tesseract`) for image ocr, scanned text, and document extraction from the terminal.. First install it if missing, then run the verify command. Start with read-only or inspection commands. Summarize what you found before changing anything. Ask for confirmation before commands that mutate remote state, spend money, deploy, delete data, merge code, or expose secrets.\n\nSource: OpenCLI\n"},"fit":{"bestFor":"image ocr, scanned text, and document extraction from the terminal.","useThisIf":"You want docs and content that runs entirely on your machine.","skipIf":"You don't work with docs and content.","whatHappensNext":"Run `tesseract image.png stdout` and see what comes back."},"capabilities":{"agentFriendly":true,"supportsJsonOutput":false,"supportsNonInteractive":true,"supportsDryRun":false,"requiresAuth":false,"requiresNetwork":true,"ciFriendly":true,"localFirst":true,"destructivePotential":"low"},"taxonomy":{"useCases":["Image OCR","Scanned text","Document extraction"],"aliases":[],"keywords":["ocr","image","text"],"tags":[]},"links":{"website":"https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract","github":"https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract","docs":"https://tesseract-ocr.github.io/","opencli":"https://opencli.co/cli/tesseract","markdown":"https://opencli.co/cli/tesseract/agent.md","json":"https://opencli.co/cli/tesseract.json"},"metrics":{"githubStars":74558,"latestRelease":"2026-06-04T10:24:25Z","license":"Apache-2.0","metricLabel":"Homebrew installs (30d)","metricValue":39992,"metricSource":"homebrew","metricAsOf":"2026-06-08T11:00:59.913Z"}}