OCR Apps

Turn images into usable text in seconds. Capture text from screenshots, PDFs, images, or even live camera input directly from your menu bar, with fast recognition, translation, annotation, and instant clipboard access.

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Collection: OCR Apps | Writing Apps

Free apps

TextGrabber

Capture text from anywhere on your screen with OCR technology for quick copying efficiently without extra steps for seamless integration with ease.

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Collection: OCR Apps

Free apps | Open Source

TRex

TRex lives in your menu bar and captures any text right into your Clipboard with magic of OCR. A free alternative for TextSniper.

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Collection: OCR Apps | Screen Capturing Apps

Freemium apps

Shottr

Shottr is a menu bar app with scrolling screenshots, text recognition (OCR), annotation (draw lines, arrows, and simple shapes) and measurement instruments. Optimized for M1.

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Collection: OCR Apps

Paid apps

LensOCR

This menu bar app enhances the screenshot feature from macOS, it allows you to capture, text, objects, QR and Barcodes.

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Freemium apps

OwlOCR

OwlOCR turns unselectable text on your screen, in images, and in PDFs into editable, searchable text. It uses Apple Vision OCR locally, with optional AI for messy screenshots, scans, and complex layouts.

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