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Products that do what TextBuddy for macOS does

A Swiss Army knife for plain text.

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TextSniper▲204
Capture any text from your Mac's screen
2020
2
Tasks.txt▲147
Plain text task manager for macOS
Jul 2026
3
OwlOCR 4.0▲261
Near instant text recognition for Mac!
2020
4
Snipit - Ultimate OCR app for Mac▲131
Effortless image to text conversion for Mac
2024
5
Bunch▲117
Text-based automation for macOS
2021
6
TextMate 2.0▲155
Powerful and customizable text editor for Mac
2019
7
LightBuddy▲229
Look better on video calls using the screen you already have
Dec 2025
8
ABBYY TextGrabber 6▲154
Capture text in real time 🚀 action & translate 🗣
2017
9
Textify▲202
macOS app to recognize text from your images/docs with OCR
2020
10
Easydict▲143
Translate any text & image in an elegant macOS app
2024
11
LoadFast▲94
A text Expander for Mac - type 3 keys, expand 300 words
Dec 2025
12
Strike▲152
Powerful outlining app that will make your writing happy
2018
13
PeekNote▲176
Lightweight always-on-top notes for devs & multitaskers
2025
14
Text Capture▲96
Simple & convenient OCR tool for macOS
2024
15
Paste Quick▲109
Quick clipboard and copy/paste manager
2025
16
BaudBuddy▲82
A native macOS serial terminal with a file server built in
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Manipulist▲101
Free web-based text/list manipulator and scraper
2016
18
Status Buddy▲141
Keep track of Apple's system statuses right in your menu bar
2020
19
TextLab 2▲92
Developer's Swiss army knife
2021
20
TextGenieAI▲109
Assistive writing enhancement tool for macos using selection
2025
21
Typed▲256
The stunning markdown and writing app for Mac
2014
22
Jibber▲107
A simple Mac app that generates placeholder text
2015
23
Todotxt+▲93
Plain Text task management on iOS, based on Todo.txt
2017
24
Clipbox▲132
The ultimate clipboard manager for macOS
2021

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