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 (about 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-12-28T13:19:24.000Z (4 months ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-03-23T08:09:23.983Z (28 days ago)
- Topics: macos, ocr, productivity, screenshot, swift, textrecognition, tools
- Language: Swift
- Homepage: https://trex.ameba.co
- Size: 19.9 MB
- Stars: 1,368
- Watchers: 9
- Forks: 47
- Open Issues: 8
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
[](https://github.com/amebalabs/TRex/blob/master/LICENSE)
[](https://github.com/amebalabs/TRex/releases/latest)
[](https://github.com/amebalabs/TRex/releases/)
# 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:
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:
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 --cask 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)
### Raycast
[Download official Raycast Commands](https://github.com/amebalabs/TRex/tree/main/Resources/Raycast/TRex%20Commands)
## 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