Grabing text from non java application

Is it possible to grab textarea using java from another non-java application?

Known way is OCR with java.awt.R开发者_开发知识库obot in my opinion is too complex and non effective if grabbed area is in the minimized window.

P.S. Linux environment is preferred but not mandatory for solution.

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No, there's no easy way to do this using Java's standard API.