OCR Setup Guide
Enable Optical Character Recognition to read item data directly from your screen. Useful for checking items in special UI elements or from screenshots.
What is OCR?
OCR (Optical Character Recognition) is a feature that reads text directly from your screen. While normal price checking uses clipboard data (Ctrl+C), OCR can read items that don't copy to the clipboard, like items visible in some special UI elements or streamer screenshots.
OCR Setup Steps
Download OCR Files
Download the OCR files archive (~6MB) from the official upstream OCR guide. The OCR assets are distributed separately from the latest app release:
Download cv-ocr.zipThis link currently points to the same archive used by the official Awakened PoE Trade documentation.
Open Configuration Folder
Open the folder where Awakened PoE Trade stores its configuration. You can find this in the Settings → Debug tab, or navigate to:
Extract OCR Files
Extract the cv-ocr folder from the zip archive into your apt-data folder. Your folder structure should look like this:
Restart the Application
Close Awakened PoE Trade completely (right-click the tray icon and select Quit), then launch it again. OCR should now be available.
Configure the OCR Widget
After setup, you need to configure the OCR widget:
- Open the overlay by pressing Shift + Space
- Click near the Settings button to add a new widget
- Select the OCR widget (you can place it at the bottom of your screen)
- Click on the widget and assign a hotkey in the edit menu
Tips for Accurate OCR
Before pressing the OCR hotkey, make sure:
- Both item icons are fully visible - The item icon and any socket icons should not be cut off.
- Text is not obscured - Health bars, skill effects, or other UI elements should not cover the item text.
- Good contrast - Dark backgrounds work best for reading the light-colored item text.