SnapText:Local OCR
Handwriting & Privacy
Only for Mac
Free · In‑App Purchases
Mac
100% offline OCR: recognizes handwritten text, reconstructs paragraphs intelligently, and keeps all data on your device.
Are you still manually retyping text from screenshots, whiteboard photos, or handwritten notes?
Meeting slides, product manuals, and foreign documents contain text that can only be identified visually. Most OCR tools only support printed text and 2-3 languages; when faced with mixed Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean, or handwritten meeting notes, accuracy drops sharply, producing fragmented paragraphs. You're forced to spend a lot of time manually adjusting the format or retyping everything, introducing errors.
Does translation require jumping between 3 apps, and does every scan break your workflow?
Seeing foreign material means going through screenshot, open OCR, copy text, open translation software, and paste. Without a dedicated hotkey, quickly extracting text requires navigating multiple menus. After recognition, you have to open a full window just to view results, completely disrupting your concentration during continuous document editing.
Even more worrying, your screenshots are being uploaded to someone else's server?
Screenshots may contain sensitive information such as contracts, passwords, chat logs, and internal reports. Many OCR tools quietly upload your images to the cloud for processing, leaving your data privacy completely out of your control.
One tool to end all OCR pain points
Handwritten Text Recognition & 100% Offline OCR
Beyond printed text, the engine accurately recognizes handwritten content across multiple languages and writing styles — from quick whiteboard sketches to careful notebook entries. Import saved images or capture a screenshot with one click. The engine runs entirely on your device, automatically detecting the language and extracting both printed and handwritten text with high accuracy. All your images and documents will never leave your device, eliminating privacy risks at the source.
Smart Paragraph Formatting
No more manual formatting. AI automatically organizes messy recognition results — whether from printed documents or handwritten notes — into clean, logical paragraphs, ready to export and use immediately.
One-Tap Multi-Language Translation
Built-in translation engine supports major languages including English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and more. Translate extracted text directly without leaving your current app. (Translation requires internet connection)
Fully Customizable Hotkeys & Menu Bar Instant Preview
Enter recording mode with one click and assign dedicated hotkeys for screenshots, OCR, and translation. After a screenshot OCR, results pop up instantly in the menu bar. No need to open the main window. Browse, copy, and export text with a single click, ensuring zero conflicts with existing system shortcuts and keeping you in the flow.
10-Language Interface, Truly Localized Experience
Fully supports English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, and Italian interfaces. No matter where you are or which language you prefer, every button, tip, and menu feels tailor-made for you.
Privacy First, Zero Compromise
We do not collect your data, upload your files, or track your usage. All OCR recognition — including handwritten text — is completed locally on your device. Your documents belong only to you. Whether you are handling trade secrets, personal privacy, or academic research, you can be completely at ease.
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1. Optimized paragraph detection accuracy.
2. Improved OCR performance.
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Information
- Seller
- 路 张
- Size
- 1.1 MB
- Category
- Productivity
- Compatibility
Requires macOS 13.5 or later.
- Mac
Requires macOS 13.5 or later.
- Mac
- Languages
English and 9 more
- English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Age Rating
4+
- 4+
- In-App Purchases
Yes
- SnapText Monthly Subscription $1.99
- SnapText Weekly Subscription $0.99
- SnapText Quarterly Subscription $3.99
- Copyright
- © @ PowerfulPDFSoft Inc.