Review "Native Screenshot UI OCR Extended" version 0.1.0 (1)

Review of "Native Screenshot UI OCR Extended" version 0.1.0 (1)

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Native Screenshot UI OCR Extended

Adds OCR to GNOME's native screenshot picker and panel: select an area, extract its text, and copy it straight to your clipboard. Requires tesseract (e.g. `sudo dnf install tesseract` or `sudo apt install tesseract-ocr`) to be installed separately.

Extension Homepage: https://github.com/oreocapybara/gnome-native-screenshot-ui-ocr-extended

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Shexli (experimental) manual_review 1

Shexli found 1 issue that may need reviewer attention.

EGO-A-005 manual_review

extensions should not access the clipboard directly

Direct clipboard access via `St.Clipboard.get_default()` requires reviewer scrutiny.

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extension.js:193
```
St.Clipboard.get_default()
```

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oreocapybara posted a review June 24, 2026

JustPerfection active July 7, 2026

Please use `connectObject()` and `disconnectObject()` so it is easier to track for cleanup. You can also add `donations` to the `metadata.json`, so people can donate to you if they want: [Extension Anatomy: donations](https://gjs.guide/extensions/overview/anatomy.html#donations) If you need any help with your extension you can ask us on: - [GNOME Extensions Matrix Channel](https://matrix.to/#/#extensions:gnome.org) - IRC Bridge: irc://irc.gimpnet.org/shell-extensions