Add OCR Text Extraction Support to QuickLook for Images
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Description
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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I often find it time-consuming to manually extract text from images when using Microsoft Photos app.
Describe the solution you'd like
I’d like QuickLook to automatically support text extraction (OCR) from opened image, enabling users to copy text directly without needing a separate OCR tool.
Describe alternatives you've considered
Currently, I use third-party OCR tools or Microsoft Photos and open images to extract text, but these steps are slower.
Additional context
This feature would save time for users who need to work with text images quickly.
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating QuickLook's image-opening and text-copying behavior, then determine how OCR can fit that flow; done means users can extract and copy text from opened images without a separate tool.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- computer-vision, desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100