GrabText
Copy text from any place on a screen instantly
GrabText launched on May 3, 2025 with 8 votes, #2,977 of 7,905 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 1 year on.
What it does
Use GrabText to instantly extract text from Image, PDF, and Video. Fast, accurate, and free to start copy any screen text effortlessly.
Use GrabText to instantly extract text from image, PDF, and video on macOS. Fast, accurate, and secure on-device OCR.
The easiest macOS utility to copy text from videos, images, and protected PDFs. Just select the region and paste your text. Copy text from YouTube, TikTok, or Zoom calls. Just pause and select. Extract notes from non-selectable PDFs or lecture slides effortlessly. Instantly decode embedded product information and invisible links. Trigger GrabText via the menu bar or your customized shortcut. Select the text anywhere on your screen like you're taking a normal screenshot. The extracted text is immediately in your clipboard. Paste it anywhere! Unlike other OCR solutions, GrabText doesn't send your screen data to the cloud. Everything happens on-device . GrabText offers a 3-day free trial so…from grabtext.app
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