The OCR Extractor plugin focuses on turning embedded documents and images into searchable text using optical character recognition. It processes attachments already present in notes and converts the extracted content into clean Markdown, placing it directly below the original file inside a collapsible callout. This approach keeps the raw files untouched while still making their contents visible, searchable, and indexable by both internal search and system-level tools. The plugin supports batch extraction, either for a single note or across the entire vault, with progress shown in the status bar and the option to cancel midway. Text extraction is powered by Mistral OCR, which handles complex layouts better than basic OCR engines.
A paid Mistral AI account
A valid Mistral AI API key
- Skip processing files with unsupported MIME type
- Use Obsidian helpers to build description for setting tab
- More robust request handling with retries, batch requests, and better cancellation behavior
- Fix bug with multiple embeds on the same line
- Minor cleanup
Full Changelog: https://github.com/jritzi/ocr-extractor/compare/1.0.0…1.0.1