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OCR & Text Recognition

Extract text from any screenshot using the macOS Vision framework.

Extract Text

ScreenSnap Pro includes built-in OCR powered by the macOS Vision framework. Click the "Copy Text (OCR)" button in the preview window or from a pinned screenshot to extract all visible text and copy it to your clipboard.

How It Works

OCR processes the entire screenshot image using Apple's VNRecognizeTextRequest with accurate recognition level and automatic language correction. The extracted text is copied directly to your clipboard, ready to paste anywhere.

OCR works on static screenshots only — it is not available for GIF recordings.

Language Support

The language is detected automatically — no configuration needed. OCR supports English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, and many Latin-script languages through the macOS Vision framework's built-in language detection.