# m417z/Textify

A tool for Windows to copy text from dialogs and controls which don't allow it otherwise

Repository: https://github.com/m417z/Textify
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/textify
Homepage: https://ramensoftware.com/textify
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2026-04-13T17:17:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 77, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3104, "days_push": 142, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1097, forks 90 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:34.611724+00:00)

## What it is
Textify is a small Windows utility that lets users copy text from dialog boxes and controls that don't normally allow text selection. It works by hovering the mouse over text and using a shortcut (Shift + Middle click by default) to reveal a selectable view of the text via the UI Automation API.

## Use cases
- copy text from a dialog box that doesn't allow selection
- extract error message text from a Windows popup
- grab text from a control in a legacy application
- copy text from message boxes to paste elsewhere
- select text in unselectable UI elements

## When to choose
- you need to copy text from Windows dialogs, message boxes, or controls that block selection
- you want a lightweight, free, open-source tool with configurable shortcuts
- you need to capture text from legacy Windows applications

## When to avoid
- you need OCR of images rather than UI text
- you work with very long web pages, where Textify can cause severe slowdowns
- you need a cross-platform tool (Windows only)

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, accessibility, ocr
- domain: windows, developer-tools
- platform: windows
- tags: text-copying, ui-automation, windows-utility, clipboard, desktop

## Member repositories
- m417z/Textify (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:34.611724+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:46:36.018290+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/m417z/Textify (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:34.611724+00:00, sha 91c7c6948f39)
  - homepage: https://ramensoftware.com/textify (fetched 2026-08-29T12:49:45.269992+00:00, sha dfc6138a8b02)
  - site_page: https://ramensoftware.com/downloads/textify_setup.exe?changelog= (fetched 2026-08-29T12:49:45.279407+00:00, sha 3875ef4ee6cf)
  - site_page: https://ramensoftware.com/category/software/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T12:49:45.281695+00:00, sha 43ed2422ba43)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.