In simple English
This tool lets you capture any part of your computer screen. It reads the text inside your picture without needing an internet connection. You can translate that text, search the web with it, or pin the image on your desktop like a sticky note. It works on Windows, Linux, and macOS. It is free to use and open source.
What it is
A cross-platform desktop application built with Electron (a framework for building desktop apps with web technologies) that combines screenshot capture, offline optical character recognition, screen translation, and image pinning.
What it is good for
Anyone who wants a tool to grab text from images, translate foreign text on their screen, or pin reference images while working.
- Works completely offline for text recognition and translation tasks.
- Pins images to your screen so you can view them while working in other windows.
- Includes built-in screen recording, color picking, and scrolling screenshot tools.
- Takes up significant storage space and memory because it bundles the Electron framework and offline artificial intelligence models.
- Requires manual installation of system tray extensions on certain Linux desktop environments like Gnome.
- Some advanced features require downloading extra model files from external servers.
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git clone https://github.com/xushengfeng/eSearch.git cd eSearch npm install npm run start