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If OCR failed, there should be the command line shown #16679
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I tried the OCR feature - https://blog.jabref.org/2026/08/09/OCR-integration-in-JabRef/
But I got following mistake:
Can we have a more detailed error message? Maybe the command line executed and the result?
We would like the final result to be like this 
The executed command with its output.
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Fayupable commentedon Aug 25, 2026
I'd like to work on this, could you assign it to me?
jabref-machine commentedon Aug 25, 2026
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Fayupable commentedon Aug 25, 2026
/assign-me
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jabref-machine commentedon Sep 13, 2026
Hi @3rfan, this issue is currently assigned to @sudeepshm.
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ryangeorge-dev commentedon Sep 13, 2026
/assign-me
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We're excited to have you on board. Start by exploring our Contributing guidelines, and set up your local development workspace by following the steps in our workspace setup guidelines to get started smoothly.
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github-actions commentedon Sep 17, 2026
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github-actions commentedon Oct 25, 2026
We think that this issue was fixed. Please head to https://builds.jabref.org/main to download a development build and try it out.
For any feedback, add a comment to the pull request at #17220.