TextSniper 1.13.0 for Mac
Mac UtilitiesSome text refuses to be copied. It sits inside a photo, a video frame, a scanned page or an app window with no selection tool in sight. TextSniper solves that in seconds. You press a shortcut, drag a box over the words, and the recognized text lands on your clipboard, ready to paste anywhere. It is a small tool, but it saves the slow chore of typing things out by hand.
Key Features
- Capture any visible text with a keyboard shortcut and a simple drag
- Recognized text goes straight to the clipboard, ready to paste anywhere you work
- Read text inside images, videos, PDFs and app windows that block normal copying
- Supports many languages, with wider language coverage on newer macOS releases
- Lives quietly in the menu bar until you need it
How to Download
- Click the download button on this page, or Download from the official site if you prefer to go direct.
- Open the downloaded file and move TextSniper into your Applications folder.
- Launch the app, allow the screen permission it asks for, and try a first capture.
System Requirements
TextSniper needs macOS 12 or later on Apple Silicon or Intel Macs. Recognition runs on the Mac itself, using tools built into macOS.
FAQs
How accurate is the recognition?
Clear, sharp text is read very reliably. Blurry photos, tiny fonts and styled lettering can produce mistakes, so give important work a quick proofread.
Which languages can it read?
English works everywhere, and newer macOS versions add many more languages, including Spanish, German, French, Japanese, Korean and Chinese.
Does it send my screen content online?
No. Recognition happens on your own Mac. What you capture stays on your machine and your clipboard, and nothing is sent to a server.
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