Is WP Tesseract free?

Yes, WP Tesseract is free to use. It is available as a free plugin on WordPress.org.

How many websites use WP Tesseract?

WP Tesseract has 50 active installations as tracked by WordPress.org.

What are the best WP Tesseract alternatives?

Popular alternatives to WP Tesseract include WP Power OCR. You can compare them side-by-side on our comparison pages.

Does WP Tesseract work with the latest WordPress?

WP Tesseract has been tested up to WordPress 5.5.0. It requires WordPress 2.9+ and PHP 7.2+.

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WP Tesseract

Name: WP Tesseract
Author: tattersoftware

A plugin for extracting text from attached images using OCR via Tesseract.

By tattersoftware·Ocr·Free

·50 active installs·Updated 5 years ago

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As of April 2026, WP Tesseract is a WordPress ocr plugin with 50 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 2.9K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.9+ and PHP 7.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2019. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Power OCR.

0/5Rating

50active installs

2.9K+total downloads

7 yearssince 2019

Overview

A plugin for extracting text from attached images using OCR via Tesseract.
This plugin adds a new post named for each image upload containing any recognized text characters within the file.
This text can then be edited for accuracy and used elsewhere on the site.

The OCR plugin requires a supported version of PHP with the GD extension and the following command line utility:
* Tesseract for the actual OCR
This utility must be manually installed on your server and executable by PHP.
This process, and consequently this plugin, is recommended only for advanced users.

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