TextPicker

Select any part of your screen and copy the text in it. A free, open-source menu bar app for Apple Silicon Macs. OCR runs entirely on your Mac.

Download · macOS 14+ · Apple Silicon

Install

Unzip and drag TextPicker into Applications.
Open it, then allow it in System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway (the app isn't notarized).
Grant Screen Recording and Accessibility when asked.

Press ⌘⇧2 and drag over text to copy it.

Requires Xcode, CMake and uv.

bash scripts/setup.sh
bash scripts/build.sh
open .build/apps/TextPicker.app

MIT. The OCR model and bundled libraries have their own licenses; see third-party notices.