Extract text from anywhere on your screen (OCR). Perfect for capturing text from videos, PDFs, presentations, or any app where copying isn't possible. ■ Highlights - Extract text from anywhere on your screen - Scan QR codes and barcodes - Works completely offline - Global keyboard shortcut to activate capture - Extract text from images on clipboard or files - Drag and drop images onto menu bar icon to extract text - Optionally shows captured text in a window with the ability to edit - Enables doing multiple captures and copy as a single text ■ Supported languages - English - French - Italian - German - Spanish - Portuguese - Chinese, Simplified - Chinese, Traditional - Cantonese, Simplified - Cantonese, Traditional - Korean - Japanese - Russian - Ukrainian - Thai - Vietnamese - Arabic - Arabic, Najdi ■ FAQ ‣ How is this different from macOS Live Text? Unlike Live Text which only works in supported apps with images, this app works everywhere on your screen - including videos, webpages, and apps where Live Text isn't available. ‣ Can more languages be added? No, language support is controlled by macOS because the app uses macOS's built-in text recognition engine. More FAQs on the website. ■ Privacy Everything is done locally on your device. Nothing leaves your device. The app is not even able to connect to the internet due to self-imposed restrictions that are enforced by macOS (no network entitlement).
Size | 2.4 MB |
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Initial release | |
Price | $6.00 |
Platforms | Mac |
Languages | English |
Category | Productivity |
Compatibility | |
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Mac | Requires macOS 15.2 or later. |
App's data is regularly updated.
Last update:
- Added the ability to show and edit the text after capturing.
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