OCR Image extraction tool

🔍 OCR Tesseract Add-On
Full support: Blender 4.3 – 4.5 • Compatible UI down to 3.3
Platforms: Windows • macOS • Linux
Extract real, usable text directly from images inside Blender using the power of Tesseract OCR.

Demo video here: https://youtube.com/shorts/rI4F0fBlqJM
https://youtu.be/gKXk9vQ2b1k

✨ What This Add-On Does
OCR Tesseract Add-On allows you to scan images, screenshots, and references and instantly extract readable text inside Blender. Perfect for technical workflows, reference breakdowns, UI reconstruction, and data-driven pipelines — all without leaving the viewport.

**You will need to go to Preferences and follow these simple 3 steps

1. Download Teserect IMPORTIANT (Choose your language(s))

2. Use the auto loader or manually find the tesseract.exe file (HIT ENTER)

3. Click install for the pyteseract modal. Go to OCR in the n panel

All of these processes require you to simply click a few buttons and then go to the N panel and load an image into the image field.

Next all you need to do is click read and then generate.

**What the addon produces will vary if the image/pdf or document is not clear, Enjoy! **

🧠 Core Features
🖼️ Image-Based Text Extraction
Pull text directly from PNG, JPG, and reference images.

🔠 Powered by Tesseract OCR
Industry-proven OCR engine integrated cleanly into Blender.

⚙️ Non-Destructive Workflow
Scan images without modifying or importing geometry.

🧩 Serpens-Friendly Architecture
Designed for node-based and automated workflows.

📄 Clean Text Output
Extracted text is ready for downstream use, scripting, or conversion.

🚀 Fast & Lightweight
No cloud calls, no external apps — everything runs locally.

🛠️ Typical Use Cases
📐 Rebuilding text from UI screenshots

🧾 Extracting specs or notes from reference images

🧠 Feeding OCR data into procedural or scripted systems

🎨 Rapid content reconstruction from visual references

📦 Installation
⚙️ Edit → Preferences → Extensions → Install from ZIP
📍 Access the add-on from the N-Panel once installed.