LudyLens

LudyLens is the fastest screen OCR app for Mac. Capture text from videos, images, PDFs, or any app. Pin it. Edit it. 100% on-device.

LudyLens Quick Lasso: Select, OCR, Copy.

With LudyLens, press a shortcut, drag around any text, and it's copied to your clipboard. Works on videos, images, PDFs, locked documents - anything visible on screen.

• Under 800ms from shortcut to clipboard on Apple Silicon
• On-device processing with Apple Vision - no cloud, no privacy concerns
• 20+ languages with automatic detection

LudyLens Pin Widget: Keep text visible.

LudyLens lets you keep captured text visible while you work. Pin any capture as a floating window that stays on top. Toggle between the original screenshot and editable text. Adjust transparency as needed.

• Toggle between image view and editable text view
• Adjustable transparency (30%, 60%, 100%)
• Persists across app restarts and follows you across Spaces

LudyLens + iPhone: OCR from your camera.

See text in the real world? Use your iPhone as a wireless scanner with LudyLens. Take a photo or scan a document, and LudyLens instantly extracts the text on your Mac. No cables, no manual transfer.

• Take Photo - snap and OCR instantly
• Scan Documents - multi-page with auto-crop
• Uses Apple Continuity - works wirelessly

LudyLens QR Scanner: Decode any code.

See a QR code in a video, document, or website? With LudyLens, press ??C, select the code, and the decoded content is copied to your clipboard.

• Supports QR, Aztec, DataMatrix, PDF417, EAN, UPC, and more
• Decodes URLs, text, contact cards, Wi-Fi credentials
• On-device decoding - no cloud services

LudyLens Menu Bar: Always ready.

LudyLens lives in your menu bar, always one click away. Every capture is saved to LudyLens history with thumbnails, timestamps, and source app info. Search past captures or copy them again.

• 100-item capture history with thumbnails
• Search by text content, date, or source app
• Import from iPhone with Continuity Camera