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Best Mac apps to copy text from images

Extract text from screenshots, images and videos (OCR).

  1. 1. TextSniper Extract text from visuals Copy text from images Setapp 99% · 3,634 ratings
  2. 2. Nitro PDF Pro Work with your PDFs Edit, sign & annotate PDFs Setapp 89% · 3,106 ratings
  3. 3. ScreenFloat Power up your screenshots Take & annotate screenshots Setapp 94% · 88 ratings
  4. 4. Prizmo Scan and OCR any document Scan & digitize documents Setapp 92% · 432 ratings
  5. 5. Prizmo Remix Automate document scanning & processing Scan & digitize documents Setapp 96% · 28 ratings
  6. 6. SaneClip Private clipboard history Keep clipboard history Sold separately
  7. 7. App For Google Translator Translate text & speech Mac App Store
  8. 8. Document Writer Word Processor Write articles, books & docs Mac App Store
  9. 9. HP Easy Scan Scan & digitize documents Mac App Store
  10. 10. Picview Image Viewer Preview files without opening Mac App Store
  11. 11. Recipe Keeper Save recipes & plan meals Mac App Store
  12. 12. Translator App・AI Translation Translate text & speech Mac App Store
  13. 13. TransNow Languages Translator Translate text & speech Mac App Store
  14. 14. Antinote Take notes and do calculations Capture quick notes Setapp 99% · 273 ratings
  15. 15. Xnapper Create shareable screenshots Take & annotate screenshots Setapp 96% · 865 ratings
  16. 16. Quip Smart clipboard manager Keep clipboard history Setapp 67% · 48 ratings
  17. 17. Brother iPrint&Scan Scan & digitize documents Mac App Store
  18. 18. Exporter Notes to Markdown Back up & sync files Mac App Store
  19. 19. HP Print and Support Print documents & photos Mac App Store
  20. 20. Snip My Screenshot tool Take & annotate screenshots Mac App Store
  21. 21. Family to Link Parenting AI Get an AI assistant Mac App Store
  22. 22. Mine Private AI Workspace Ask AI about your documents Mac App Store
  23. 23. PDF Office Acrobat Pro Expert Edit, sign & annotate PDFs Mac App Store
  24. 24. PDF Reader for Adobe PDF Edit, sign & annotate PDFs Mac App Store
  25. 25. PDF Reader Pro Read & Edit Edit, sign & annotate PDFs Mac App Store
  26. 26. PDFgear PDF Editor & Reader Edit, sign & annotate PDFs Mac App Store
  27. 27. Quizlet Learn with Flashcards Study & learn Mac App Store
  28. 28. CleanShot X Take better screenshots and GIFs Take & annotate screenshots Setapp 99% · 14,421 ratings
  29. 29. Spectra View everything in one place Preview files without opening Sold separately
  30. 30. Fig Player play mp4 mkv mp3 Play any video format Mac App Store

Related tasks

Scan & digitize documents 12 Convert documents 32 Hide private info before sharing 18 Translate text & speech 34 Edit, sign & annotate PDFs 17 Take & annotate screenshots 23

Questions

What is the best Mac app to copy text from images?
TextSniper is the top pick here: Extract text from visuals. Also worth a look: Nitro PDF Pro, ScreenFloat.
Are these apps part of a Setapp membership?
9 of 30 apps are included in a Setapp membership; the rest are sold separately.
Do they run natively on Apple Silicon?
11 of 30 apps run natively on M-series Macs.