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 And on macOS 26 and later: - Turkish - Indonesian - Czech - Danish - Dutch - Norwegian Nynorsk - Norwegian Bokmål - Malay - Polish - Romanian - Swedish ■ 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 | 4.9 MB |
|---|---|
| Initial release | |
| Price | $6.00 |
| Platforms | Mac |
| Languages | English |
| Category | Productivity |
| Website | sindresorhus.com/text-lens |
| Compatibility | |
|---|---|
| Mac | Requires macOS 15.4 or later. |
App's data is regularly updated.
Last update:
- Improved compatibility with macOS 26.
Contacts on Lock & Home Screen
Menubar Calendar, World Clocks
Browser picker
Paste as plain text by default
Open apps & links from widgets
Cut and paste files & folders
Sketch, Imagine, Unleash!
AI-powered Shortcuts
The missing clock
Photo home screen widgets
Month calendar, one click away
Eyes that follow your cursor
World clocks in your menu bar
Preview App & Menu Bar Icons
AI Speech-to-Text (Transcribe)
Simple notepad
Sticky Notes on Home Screen
Put text on Lock/Home Screen
Run shortcuts from the menubar
Share files from menu bar
Convert HEIC to JPEG or PNG
Keeps your computer awake
Online status in your menu bar
The built-in color picker
Your Instant Mirror
Send links from iOS to a Mac
Redact parts of an image
Create and view color palettes
Inspect the system pasteboards
Check your internet speed
Time's Tally, No Dilly-Dally
Quickly draft notes and ideas
Calendar events in menu bar
The Current Week Number
Conquer one task at a time
Useful actions for Shortcuts
Put one task in your menu bar
Remaining battery time/percent
Time awareness in your menubar
Put folders in the menu bar
Supercharge system share menu
A website as desktop wallpaper
Simple audio recorder
Additional actions for the Shortcuts app on Mac
Another clock in the menu bar
AI magic powers on your wrist
Text-to-Image Stable Diffusion
Make awesome blurry wallpapers
Switch default browser from your menu bar
Generate random numbers
Show time in menu bar & widget
Group your menu bar items
Elevate your Mac experience
Customize the gap between menu bar items
Convert videos to quality GIFs
Easy access to ChatGPT