Copying text from the screen
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NormCap is a desktop tool that lets you select part of your screen and copy the text in it instead of saving an image. It is for everyday computer users on Linux, macOS and Windows who want to pull text out of pictures or windows.
Has 3 of 6 · Reads image files ✗
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does the whole job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
PowerToys PowerRename is one of over 30 free utilities bundled in Microsoft PowerToys, a set of add-ons that customize Windows. It is for Windows users who want to rename many files at once.
Has 1 of 6 · Runs on Mac ✗ +1
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Its code changed within the last year, so someone is still looking after it.
Does part of the job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
Frog is a desktop app for the GNOME Linux desktop that copies text out of images, videos, PDFs, web pages and photos, and can also read QR codes. It is for everyday people who want to grab text from anything on their screen.
Has 0 of 6
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Nobody has changed its code in over a year. It may still work well, but help is less likely.
Does the whole job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
TextSnatcher is a Linux desktop app that copies text out of images by letting you drag over them, using OCR (software that reads letters in pictures). It is for people on Linux who want to pull text from screenshots or photos.
Has 1 of 6 · Runs on Windows ✗ +2
How many people bookmarked its code on GitHub. It shows how popular it is, not how good it is or how well it replaces the app.
How hard it is to start using it. Easy: install it like a normal app, or use it in your browser. Advanced: you run it on your own server, use the command line, or it is a tool for developers.
Nobody has changed its code in over a year. It may still work well, but help is less likely.
Does part of the job.
Ordered by how fully it replaces the app, Verified, setup and, when there are enough, people's votes.
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