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Image to Text OCR

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Extract text from PNG, JPEG, TIFF, WebP, BMP and GIF images with OCR in 27 languages.

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Install

Add this to your client's MCP configuration (Claude Desktop: claude_desktop_config.json; Cursor: .cursor/mcp.json; VS Code and others use the same "mcpServers" shape).

Remote (streamable-http)
Claude Code 
claude mcp add --transport http image-to-text-ocr 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=poised_beardlichen/image-to-text-ocr' --header 'Authorization: <Apify API token as '\''Bearer <token>'\'' (free account: console.apify.com/settings/integrations). Optional if your MCP client supports OAuth: the server answers 401 with OAuth discovery and you sign in with Apify instead.>'
JSON configuration (Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code) 
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "image-to-text-ocr": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=poised_beardlichen/image-to-text-ocr",
            "headers": {
                "Authorization": "<Apify API token as 'Bearer <token>' (free account: console.apify.com/settings/integrations). Optional if your MCP client supports OAuth: the server answers 401 with OAuth discovery and you sign in with Apify instead.>"
            }
        }
    }
}

Frequently asked questions

What is Image to Text OCR?

Extract text from PNG, JPEG, TIFF, WebP, BMP and GIF images with OCR in 27 languages.

How do I install Image to Text OCR?

It runs as a remote server. In Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http image-to-text-ocr 'https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=poised_beardlichen/image-to-text-ocr' --header 'Authorization: <Apify API token as '\''Bearer <token>'\'' (free account: console.apify.com/settings/integrations). Optional if your MCP client supports OAuth: the server answers 401 with OAuth discovery and you sign in with Apify instead.>'. For other clients, paste the JSON configuration from this page into their MCP settings.

Does Image to Text OCR need an API key?

Yes. It expects Authorization, which you set in its configuration.

Is Image to Text OCR open source?

Its code is public on GitHub, but the repository does not declare a standard license.

Who maintains Image to Text OCR?

It is published by monietools. AI.tn lists it but does not maintain or endorse it.

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