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Work · July 31, 2020

SnipCopy

Snipping tool to extract text from images.

SnipCopy launched on July 31, 2020 with 6 votes, #1,390 of 4,305 launches that month and more than 50% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 6 years on.

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What it does

This snipping tool lets you extract textual content from images / anything on your monitor. Very useful for individuals who often need to extract small text excerpts from large PDFs or images.

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