---
name: "kooka"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kooka"
version: "4:3.5.9-3+lenny3"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kooka"
---

# kooka(1)

KDE Scan & OCR Program

## NAME

kooka - KDE Scan & OCR Program

## SYNOPSIS

**kooka** \[*Qt-options*\] \[*KDE-options*\] \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **Kooka** KDE Application. This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**Kooka** is a KDE application which provides access to scanner hardware using the SANE library.

Kooka helps you scan, save your image in the correct image format and perform **O**ptical **C**haracter **R**ecognition on it,using *gocr*, Joerg Schulenburg's and friends' Open Source ocr program.

Kooka is a KDE application that enables easy scanning using SANE libraries. Therefore, SANE the package must be installed to use Kooka. Clear and concise use was the focus of its development.

Character recognition is also provided by the built-in text recognition program gocr. Install gocr to use this functionality. After character recognition is complete, the recognized material can be opened in the text editor Kate with just one click, where you can edit the contents.

This program is part of the official KDE graphics module.

### Generic options:

- **--help**

  Show help about options

- **--help-qt**

  Show Qt specific options

- **--help-kde**

  Show KDE specific options

- **--help-all**

  Show all options

- **--author**

  Show author information

- **-v**, **--version**

  Show version information

- **--license**

  Show license information

- **--**

  End of options

## OPTIONS

- **-d**

  the SANE compatible device specification (e.g. umax:/dev/sg0) \[\]

- **-g**

  gallery mode - do not connect to scanner \[\]

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **Kooka** is maintained as a docbook manual.  If the **khelpcenter** program is properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **khelpcenter help:/kooka**

should give you access to the complete manual.

## AUTHOR

Kooka was written by Klaas Freitag \<freitag@suse.de\> and Mat Colton \<mat@colton.de\>.\
 Please use http://bugs.kde.org to report bugs, do not mail the authors directly.\
 This manual page was prepared by Karolina Lindqvist \<pgd-karolinali@algonet.se\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).