[Whatever name this becomes later]

Overview

This is a live OCR application that captures a region of your screen, recognizes words using OCR, and displays real-time word translations.

Features

• Live screen capture from any monitor (ish)
• Real-time OCR using paddleocr
• Instant translation of recognized words (German → English)
• Responsive UI with word list prioritized by mouse position (X11 only)
• Details panel with detailed breakdown of word information

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd screen-cap-translate

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Run the application with:

python src/main.py

Other

General Required Packages

• pipewire
• gstreamer
• gst-plugin-pipewire

Currently only supports Python 3.11

Wayland Support

On gnome it should just work

On KDE, it requires a virtual output when choosing screenshare option