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Trex

TRex captures any text right into your Clipboard with magic of OCR.

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Cost / License

  • Free
  • Open Source (MIT)

Platforms

  • Mac
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Install from the command line

  • brew install --cask trex

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What is Trex?

TRex makes OCR easy and accessible on a Mac.

But what is OCR anyway? Imagine you have a PDF file or a Web page where you can't select the text, image with text on it, or even a YouTube video. Forget retyping it manually; with TRex, you can extract text from anywhere, and it is as easy as taking a screenshot.

TRex can help you to copy text from:

  • A PDF with non-selectable text
  • A screenshot
  • YouTube video
  • Zoom call screen sharing
  • ... and more!

If you can see it on your screen - TRex can copy it.

Every feature in TRex works offline, no internet is needed:

  • Text recognition (OCR)
  • Read QR Code and barcodes
  • Handy macOS menu bar app, with option to hide it
  • Configurable global shortcuts
  • Configurable recognition language
  • URL scheme support trex:\capture