Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Buffer

Search everything you copy, even text inside screenshots

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

1. 1
   Pastea▲95

   Save + search through links, snippets + screenshots you copy

   Sep 2026 · pastea.app · its alternatives →

2. 2
   BiBimba▲84

   Clipboard history that can read your screenshots

   Sep 2026 · bibimba.mamama.company · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Screenie 2▲282

   Search the text inside your screenshots

   2020 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Copyfish – Extract text from images, videos or PDF▲292

   Download Copyfish for Firefox. Do you need to extract text from images, videos or PDF? If yes, then the Copyfish free OCR software is for you. Until now, your only option was to retype the text. Copyfish is so much faster and more fun. It can do desktop screenshots and OCR, too.

   2017 · addons.mozilla.org · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Screenshot Reader by Docsumo▲147

   Convert & translate screenshots into editable text instantly

   2021 · docsumo.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Shotcandy▲135

   Make Your Screenshots Look Amazing

   24d ago · shotcandy.app · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Record all your web browsing with fully searchable screenshots▲82

   Google Chrome Extension. Record All Browsing in Screenshots & Full Text. Search For Anything At Any Time. Never Forget Where You Read Something. Saves Everything To Your Machine, Not the Cloud, So Your Web History Stays With You. - idibidiart/AllSeeingEye

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Earlyn▲84

   Searchable memory of your screen and meetings, on your Mac

   21d ago · earlyn.app · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Chrome extension to automatically copy and/or search the selected text▲9

   2015 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Simple Screenshot Copy – screenshots straight to the clipboard▲6

    Aug 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Screenshot API by Flipp▲129

    Take screenshots of whole pages or even exact elements

    2021 · useflipp.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    WebSnap▲60

    Take full page website screenshots in your MacOS menu bar

    2019 · websnap.com · its alternatives →

13. 13CT
    Cursor that Screenshot▲5

    2016 · edward.codes · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Text Grab▲74

    Copy any text you see on screen

    2021 · apps.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    MenuCopy - View copied text & image▲98

    Clipboard manager in your macOS menu bar

    2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Marker▲66

    Take screenshots & push them to Trello, Slack or Github

    2015 · marker.io · its alternatives →

17. 17
    TextSnatcher▲64

    How to copy text from images, answer is TextSnatcher

    2022 · textsnatcher.rf.gd · its alternatives →

18. 18
    TextMan▲53

    Select, detect, and paste

    2022 · textman.io · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Klart – Capture Anything (Pocket for Screenshots)▲53

    Save a link and screenshot of anything with just a click.

    2016 · klart.co · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Pastly▲5

    Paste. Edit. Share.

    2020 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    ClipCard▲10

    Paste screenshots, text, and links

    2025 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Chrome Extension that turns highlighted text into a Screenshot▲6

    2017 · chrome.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23AS
    A simple web app to extract text found in the image▲9

    2018 · image-to-text.edgardev.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    ScreenScout▲2

    Search screenshots by what's in them, not the filename

    Mar 2026 · screenscout.dev · its alternatives →

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