https://github.com/amebalabs/TRex

Copy any text on your screen, stop retyping.
https://github.com/amebalabs/TRex

macos ocr productivity screenshot swift textrecognition tools

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Copy any text on your screen, stop retyping.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/amebalabs/TRex
• Owner: amebalabs
• License: mit
• Created: 2021-02-19T16:54:51.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-03-27T18:38:09.000Z (6 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-06-14T23:47:26.667Z (3 months ago)
• Topics: macos, ocr, productivity, screenshot, swift, textrecognition, tools
• Language: Swift
• Homepage: https://trex.ameba.co
• Size: 19.9 MB
• Stars: 1,146
• Watchers: 10
• Forks: 36
• Open Issues: 2
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# TRex 🦖

TRex captures any text right into your Clipboard with magic of OCR. 

But what is OCR anyway? Imagine you have a PDF file or a Web page where you can't select the text, image with text on it, or even a YouTube video. Forget retyping it manually; with TRex, you can extract text from anywhere, and it is as easy as taking a screenshot.

TRex lives in the menu bar and available right where you need it the most:

![TRex](Resources/screenshot.png)

To use TRex:

1. Invoke "Capture" either through the menu bar or with a global configurable shortcut

2. Select an area of the screen you want to extract text from, just like taking a screenshot

3. There is no third step - **extracted text is in your clipboard**

Demo:

![Demo](Resources/demo.gif)

Please note, text editing application on the right is not part of TRex, this is [Tot](https://tot.rocks). 

TRex is designed to be invisible and doesn't have any UI beyond the menu bar app and preferences. 

## Use cases

TRex can help you to copy text from:

- A PDF with non-selectable text

- A screenshot

- YouTube video

- Zoom call screen sharing

- ... and more!

If you can see it on your screen - TRex can copy it.

## How to get TRex

### App Store

Buy TRex from the [App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/trex-easy-ocr/id1554515538)

### GitHub

Download from [GitHub Releases](https://github.com/amebalabs/TRex/releases/latest)

### Homebrew

Install from Homebrew

```

brew install trex

```

Runs on macOS Big Sur (11.0) and up.

## Features

Every feature in TRex works offline, no internet is needed.

- Text recognition (OCR)

- Read QR Codes and barcodes

- Handy macOS menu bar app, with option to hide it

- Configurable global shortcuts

- Configurable recognition language

- Custom words list

- CLI tool `/Applications/TRex.app/Contents/MacOS/cli/trex`

- Automation actions

  - Run a Shortcut from Shortcuts.app

  - Open URLs found in QR codes

  - Detect and open URLs found in captured text

  - Trigger a user defined URL scheme (for integration with other apps)

- URL scheme support 

  - `trex://capture` trigger capture from screen

  - `trex://captureclipboard` trigger capture from clipboard

  - `trex://captureautomation` trigger screen capture and run automation

  - `trex://captureclipboardautomation` trigger capture from clipboard and run automation

  - `trex://shortcut?name=` set Shortcut assigned to "Run Shortcut" automation action

  - `trex://showPreferences` open app preferences

## Integrations

### Alfred

[Download official workflow](https://github.com/amebalabs/TRex/raw/main/Resources/TRex.alfredworkflow)

![Alfred](Resources/alfred.png)

### Raycast

[Download official Raycast Commands](https://github.com/amebalabs/TRex/tree/main/Resources/Raycast/TRex%20Commands)

![Raycast](Resources/raycast.png)

## Acknowledgements 

Portions of this software utilize the following copyrighted material, the use of which is hereby acknowledged:

 - LaunchAtLogin - Copyright (c) Sindre Sorhus  (sindresorhus.com)

 - KeyboardShortcuts  - Copyright (c) Sindre Sorhus  (sindresorhus.com)

## More Apps

If you enjoy TRex you may like these as well:

* [SwiftBar](https://github.com/swiftbar/SwiftBar) - Powerful macOS menu bar customization tool

* [Esse](https://github.com/amebalabs/Esse) - Swiss army knife of text transformation for iOS and macOS