schappim/macOCR

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

macOCR is a macOS command-line tool that captures a screen region you select and runs OCR on it, copying the recognized text (or QR/barcode payload) to your clipboard. It uses Apple's Vision framework entirely on-device, works offline, and requires no API keys.

Use cases

• extract text from a screenshot into my clipboard
• copy text from a video or non-selectable pdf on screen
• read a qr code or barcode from my screen
• ocr part of the screen from the command line
• grab text from an error dialog i can't select
• script ocr text extraction on mac

When to choose

• you're on macOS and want fast, offline, on-device OCR of anything on screen
• you want a scriptable ocr command that integrates with Alfred, Raycast, or Shortcuts
• you need to copy text that can't be selected, like images or video stills

When to avoid

• you need OCR on Linux or Windows
• you need batch processing of image files rather than interactive screen capture
• you require a notarized/signed binary for strict security environments

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

ocr cli computer-vision developer-tools computer-vision cli screen-capture clipboard qr-code barcode vision-framework offline swift command-line macos

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