SnapText

SnapText – Text recognition reimagined. For macOS. SnapText extracts text from any part of your screen – quickly, accurately, and completely locally. Simply activate it with a keyboard shortcut, select the area, and the recognized text is instantly copied to the clipboard. No uploading. No waiting. No hassle. ------- Key features Instant text recognition SnapText is designed for speed – OCR results appear in seconds, even for multi-line, slanted, or complex text. Highest accuracy By integrating Apple's Vision Framework, SnapText recognizes even difficult layouts, columns, QR codes, and more. The text structure is preserved even at slanted camera angles. Multilingual and localized SnapText supports 12 languages, including German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese (simplified/traditional), Japanese, Korean, and more. The user interface automatically adapts to your system language. Seamless macOS experience SnapText runs as a discreet menu bar app, integrates elegantly into the system design, and provides visual feedback for each text recognition. The keyboard shortcut is freely selectable. 100% local – no cloud access SnapText processes all data exclusively on your Mac. Your content remains private – without an internet connection. ------- Who is SnapText made for? - Students & researchers: extract text from lectures, PDFs, or videos - Developers: copy error messages or code from screenshots - Content creators: save text from social media or graphics - Translators: quickly capture and process text - Anyone who can see text but cannot select it ------- Additional features - Multi-column detection for newspapers and websites - QR code scanner with automatic content extraction - Intelligent caching for repeated recognition - Support for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs - Native UI for macOS 11.0 (Big Sur) and newer ------- It's that easy: 1. Press the keyboard shortcut (CMD+Shift+1) 2. Select the area on the screen 3. The text appears directly in the clipboard 4. Paste and use anywhere ------- SnapText – because copying text shouldn't be a hurdle.