amebalabs/TRex
Copy any text on your screen, stop retyping. observed · 2026-10-07
Health v2 · maintenance only
82/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 51
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 60.5
- age_days: 2069
- days_rel: 249
- days_push: 21
- n_releases_24m: 5
Adoption not part of the score
1926 stars · 67 forks observed · 2026-10-07
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
TRex is a macOS menu bar application that extracts text from any visible screen area using OCR, copying it directly to the clipboard. It works entirely offline, supports QR/barcode reading, global shortcuts, a CLI tool, and automation via URL schemes and Shortcuts.
Use cases
- copy text from a pdf with non-selectable text
- extract text from a screenshot without retyping
- grab text from a youtube video frame
- copy text shown in a zoom screen share
- read a qr code from the screen and open its url
- trigger ocr capture from the command line or alfred
When to choose
- you need to copy unselectable text anywhere on your mac screen
- you want a fast, offline, screenshot-style ocr workflow
- you want qr/barcode reading plus automation hooks like url schemes and shortcuts
When to avoid
- you need ocr on windows or linux
- you need batch processing of many image or pdf files rather than on-screen capture
- you need editable ocr output with rich formatting preserved
Facets
application · maturity active
ocr image-processing cli developer-tools operating-systems menu-bar-app screen-capture text-recognition qr-code clipboard offline url-scheme alfred-integration ocr macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/amebalabs/TRex · fetched 2026-10-07 · f2ef35b60bab
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| amebalabs/TRex | main | 82 |
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