Obsidian-Text-Extractor

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obsidian-text-extractor is an AI Agents & Automation tool that facilitates the extraction of text from images and PDFs using OCR. It functions as a companion plugin for Obsidian, enabling other plugins to leverage its text extraction capabilities.

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Pricing

Open Source

Free tier

Yes

API

Yes

Skill level

Technical

About

What is obsidian-text-extractor?

obsidian-text-extractor is an Obsidian plugin designed to extract text from images, PDFs, and office documents using OCR technology. It acts as a "companion" plugin, primarily useful when integrated with other Obsidian plugins like Omnisearch, but can also be used independently for quick text extraction. The plugin supports various image formats, PDFs, and office documents (.docx, .xlsx). It processes text locally but requires an internet connection to download language files for the underlying Tesseract OCR library. Extracted texts are cached as local JSON files, which can be synced across devices, allowing mobile users to access cached texts even though direct extraction doesn't work on mobile.

Best used for

Ideal for developers who need to integrate robust text extraction capabilities into their Obsidian plugins, content creators who want to quickly pull text from visual documents, and writers who need to make scanned documents searchable within their notes. Especially valuable for enhancing knowledge management and search functionalities within the Obsidian ecosystem.

Common actions

extract text

perform OCR

integrate text extraction

manage documents

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Capabilities

Key features

OCR for images
OCR for PDFs
Extract text from office documents
Local text processing
Text caching
API for plugin integration

Target Audience

developercontent creatorwriter

Integrations

Not yet documented

Pricing & Plans

Open Source

Free

FAQs

What types of files can obsidian-text-extractor process?

The plugin supports text extraction from various file types including images (.png, .jpg, .jpeg, .webp, .gif, .bmp), PDFs (.pdf), and Office documents (.docx, .xlsx). This broad compatibility allows users to extract text from a wide range of visual and document-based content.

Does obsidian-text-extractor work on mobile devices?

Direct text extraction does not work on mobile devices. However, the plugin caches extracted texts as local JSON files. If these cached files are synced between devices, the plugin can use the synced text on mobile, otherwise, it will return an empty string.

Is an internet connection required for text extraction?

Yes, an internet connection is required for obsidian-text-extractor to function. While all text processing is done locally, the plugin needs to download language files on demand for the underlying Tesseract OCR library to accurately perform the extraction.

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