

Mirowl
Mirowl is a local-first Mac app that auto-indexes screenshots and images from any folder, makes them searchable by OCR text, and records the source URL and source app for every image. No cloud. No account.
Cost / License
- Freemium (Subscription)
- Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac


Mirowl
Features
- OCR
- Screenshot OCR
Mirowl News & Activities
Recent activities
msafi added Mirowl as alternative to Screenotate
msafi added Mirowl as alternative to CleanShot X- msafi added Mirowl
Mirowl information
What is Mirowl?
Mirowl is a privacy-first screenshot manager and visual memory tool for Mac. Instead of digging through hundreds of timestamped files, you can search your entire screenshot library by the text inside every image — powered by on-device OCR, no cloud required. What makes Mirowl different from other screenshot tools: it automatically records the source URL (the webpage it came from) and the source app (Safari, Chrome, Xcode, VS Code, Finder etc.) for every image it indexes. So you always know the context behind a screenshot, not just its contents. Point Mirowl at any folder — your Desktop, Downloads, a project assets folder — and it watches, indexes, and organises automatically. You can archive files to a central library or index them in place. Your workflow, your choice. Key features: — OCR search: find screenshots by the text inside them — Source URL tracking: know which website every screenshot came from — Source app tagging: filter by Safari, Xcode, Finder, VS Code and more — Watch any folder: not just screenshots — any folder on your Mac — Local-first: everything runs on your machine, nothing leaves without your permission — Optional cloud AI: opt-in Pro tier for deeper image analysis

