TRex: Open-Source macOS Tool to Extract Text from Anywhere on Screen
tom_doerr · x · 2026-08-13
TRex is an open-source OCR utility for macOS with 1.9k GitHub stars. Living in the menu bar, it allows users to extract unselectable text from PDFs, images, and YouTube videos directly into the clipboard simply by selecting the screen area, eliminating the need for manual retyping.
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