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24 alternatives to Textly: Capture, Copy & Paste

Instant OCR, Clipboard History

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

1
Text Capture▲96
Simple & convenient OCR tool for macOS
2024 · its alternatives →
2IW
I wrote a free Mac app to OCR any text on screen▲321
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
3
ocrX Image to Text▲125
Scan and extract text from images on iPhone, iPad & Mac
2024 · its alternatives →
4
Selectable: OCR & Text Capture▲11
Make anything selectable
May 2026 · selectable.so · its alternatives →
5
Paste▲417
Clipboard history manager for your Mac
2015 · its alternatives →
6
TextSniper▲204
Capture any text from your Mac's screen
2020 · its alternatives →
7
Paste 3▲207
The smart way to copy and paste on Mac, iPhone, and iPad
2020 · its alternatives →
8
Snipit - Ultimate OCR app for Mac▲131
Effortless image to text conversion for Mac
2024 · its alternatives →
9
Paste for iOS▲313
Cloud clipboard time machine for Mac and iOS
2018 · its alternatives →
10
Magic Copy▲169
Magically share text & links across your devices ✨
2018 · its alternatives →
11
Cliply▲7
Lightning-fast, keyboard-first clipboard history
2025 · 3184538739795.gumroad.com · its alternatives →
12
TextSnatcher▲64
How to copy text from images, answer is TextSnatcher
2022 · its alternatives →
13
Paste 4.0 for iOS▲220
The clipboard as it should be
2023 · its alternatives →
14
Copied▲162
Instant Text Access, Easy Copy-Paste, and Organized Snippets
2024 · its alternatives →
15
Clipboard Remote▲177
Copy & paste between PC, Mac, iOS and Android
2025 · its alternatives →
16
Textify▲202
macOS app to recognize text from your images/docs with OCR
2020 · its alternatives →
17
TextMan▲53
Select, detect, and paste
2022 · its alternatives →
18
Clipboard PRO▲140
Fast access to all your most used content
2021 · its alternatives →
19AK
A keyboard-centric clipboard history app for macOS▲141
Hey HN, As a Software Engineer, I frequently copy and paste content. The fact that macOS clipboard buffer can keep only one item is very frustrating. It’s very annoying to copy → switch app → paste → switch app → copy → switch app → paste, and so on. Losing items I copied hours ago and having to find and copy them again is a waste of time. I tried many third-party clipboard managers like Alfred, Raycast, Paste, Maccy, etc. While great, they didn't fully meet my needs. As a developer, my requirements are: 1. Keyboard-centric operation to avoid using the mouse. I don’t want to waste my time…
2024 · clipbook.app · its alternatives →
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CleanClip▲138
The easiest way to use clipboard history like a pro
2024 · its alternatives →
21IL
I launched a super cheap and simple to use OCR tool for macOS▲24
1. Click capture text 2. Select an area on screen with text 3. Paste the text anywhere Are there other solutions out there? Yes, the best one that I've found is Text Sniper, it $8 so I decided to learn SwiftUI and release Text Capture for $0.99. This one uses MacOS builtin Vision API under the hood so it should also improve with new macOS releases. Would love to hear your feedback!
2024 · textcapture.app · its alternatives →
22
Cheese! OCR▲73
Select any screen area, get text instantly
Apr 2026 · kaedeeeeeeeeee.github.io · its alternatives →
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Better Clipboard▲88
Smarter copy-paste for macOS. New version!
Mar 2026 · cuatro.studio · its alternatives →
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Copies 2▲100
Yet another clipboard tool, works in a web browser too.
2018 · its alternatives →

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