Cheese! OCR
Utilities
Only for Mac
$5.99
Mac
Quick screenshot OCR — text copied to clipboard instantly. Lightweight, privacy-first macOS menu bar tool.
Cheese! OCR is a lightweight macOS menu bar OCR tool. Take a screenshot, get the text — it's that simple.
Features:
• One-click screenshot text recognition, results automatically copied to clipboard
• Powered by Apple Vision for on-device OCR — no internet required, your data stays private
• Quick access via customizable keyboard shortcut (default ⇧⌘E)
• Clean, minimal menu bar interface — no Dock icon clutter
• Supports English, Chinese, and Japanese UI
How it works:
1. Click the menu bar icon or press the shortcut key
2. Select the area on screen you want to recognize
3. Text is instantly recognized and copied to your clipboard
4. Paste anywhere you need it
Cheese! OCR is designed for speed and privacy. All text recognition happens locally on your Mac using Apple's Vision framework — nothing is sent to the cloud.
Perfect for:
• Extracting text from images, PDFs, or videos
• Copying text from non-selectable UI elements
• Quick translation workflows
• Reading text from screenshots and presentations
Simple. Fast. Private. Say Cheese!
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The developer, SHIFENG ZHANG, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
Data Not Collected
The developer does not collect any data from this app.
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Information
- Seller
- SHIFENG ZHANG
- Size
- 1.5 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 14.0 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
- English
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2026 Zhang Shifeng
