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TextSniper

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3628 ratings

Oleksandr Katkov

Yesterday

App version: 1.13.0

Used it for years being enourmosly happy to copy and paste any text from images any second. On 27.0.1 (26A434) first started lagging and now it just «recognizing text» endlessly even not being stuck. Please, fix! I need you!

Response from Developer

Yesterday

We’re sorry for the trouble you’ve experienced. This issue appears to be related to a bug in macOS 27, as the app works as expected on earlier macOS versions. Please try the following workaround: 1. Open TextSniper Settings and select the General tab. 2. Set your primary recognition language. 3. Disable “Automatically Detect Language.” 4. Try capturing text again. We hope this helps. If it resolves the issue, we’d appreciate it if you would consider updating your app rating to reflect your experience. If the issue persists, please email us at [email protected] so we can help you troubleshoot further. To help us respond more quickly, please use "macOS 27 issue" as the subject line. We look forward to hearing from you.

Mathieu

Oct 5, 2026

App version: 1.13.0

Text Sniper rencontre de très grosses difficultés de connaissance de texte. Il rame un sacré moment avant de faire la reconnaissance.

Response from Developer

Oct 5, 2026

Bonjour Mathieu, Essayez de quitter puis de relancer TextSniper. Si le problème persiste, redémarrez votre Mac, car cela permet souvent de résoudre les dysfonctionnements temporaires du système. Notez que la première capture après le redémarrage de l'application ou de l'ordinateur peut prendre un peu plus de temps que d'habitude ; veuillez donc patienter un instant avant que la notification de réussite ne s'affiche. Les captures suivantes devraient s'effectuer aussi rapidement qu'auparavant. Si le problème persiste, n'hésitez pas à nous contacter à l'adresse [email protected]. Nous sommes là pour vous aider !

Dmytro

Sep 22, 2026

App version: 1.13.0

For the past couple of months, I’ve been constantly getting errors like this: Optional(TextRecognition.CRImageReaderError.e5rtError("e5rt_execution_stream_operation_create_precompiled_compute_operation_with_options call failed", 13)).. UPD: Thanks for the new macOS 27 update. Hopefully, the issue is fixed now. If it happens again, I’ll let you know.

William Busch

Sep 10, 2026

App version: 1.12.1

This app is a must-have in your menu bar that I use daily. It’s perfect for capturing text from graphics or flyers without retyping. For instance, if you need to copy an email address from a graphic, even if it’s not clickable, I just highlight it with TextSniper and paste it into my email. It’s versatile and helps me avoid remembering too many details—just click to copy, highlight what I need, and paste. A truly invaluable tool for many tasks, making my workflow smoother and more efficient.

Yati Maharaj

Sep 3, 2026

App version: 1.12.1

Muy bien

Leah Melvin

Aug 31, 2026

App version: 1.12.1

It’s freaking AWESOME

Gabriela

Aug 6, 2026

App version: 1.12.1

Really helpful for someone in Ops

风潮

Oct 12, 2026

App version: 1.13.0

I've been using this OCR tool all along, and it's really great—the recognition is very accurate.

Vasiliy Savchenko

Sep 26, 2026

App version: 1.13.0

Nice

Hüseyin Murat Yurttaş

Sep 21, 2026

App version: 1.12.1

A very nice app. A very nice andd responsive developer. After os27 update there are some issues but stcik with this minimalistic app

Christopher Meil

Sep 9, 2026

App version: 1.12.1

super hilfreiches Tool um schnell Text in einem Bild zu extrahieren, mit einem schnellen und perfektem Support

moe

Sep 2, 2026

App version: 1.12.1

good

Santiago Mateo

Aug 28, 2026

App version: 1.12.1

Excelente aplicación para extraer texto desde casi cualquier cosa. Fantástica.

Alison

Aug 5, 2026

App version: 1.12.1

I love TextSniper. I use it every single day.

Richard Oles

Oct 11, 2026

App version: 1.13.0

Great App! You never know when you’ll need this app, but you’re always glad you have it installed.

Why doesn’t it work?

Sep 23, 2026

App version: 1.13.0

Here’s how I imagine this app working: it lives in my menu bar, and when I’ve got an image with some text in it, I click the menu bar icon, which gives me a tool to select the area of the image containing the text. And then I can send the text to my clipboard or whatever. Here’s what actually happens: it’s not in my menu bar. I search for it with Alfred and then it appears in my menu bar. I select it, and then nothing happens. I search for it again and now it’s gone from my menu bar. In Finder, I go locate the app and double click to get it to activate, and nothing happens. I open Setapp to check for updates, and it’s already on the latest version……. five minutes have passed and no text has been selected.

Response from Developer

Sep 23, 2026

Hello! After launching, TextSniper runs silently in the background and is accessible from the menu bar. To use it: 1. Press Shift+Command+2 (⇧⌘2) to activate Capture Text mode. The mouse pointer will change to a crosshair. (Note: TextSniper requires Screen Recording permissions to operate correctly.) 2. Select any screen area. The text within your selection will be recognized and copied to your clipboard instantly. 3. Press Command+V (⌘V) or right-click and select Paste to insert the text into any application (e.g., Pages, Word). If the menu bar icon is missing: - Check macOS Settings: Go to System Settings > Menu Bar, scroll down to the "Allow in the Menu Bar" section, and ensure TextSniper is toggled ON. - Free up space: Try temporarily quitting other menu bar apps to see if the TextSniper icon reappears. Pro Tip: Once the icon is visible, hold the Command key and drag the icon to the right (closer to the Wi-Fi, Clock) for better accessibility. We hope this helps.

Charles Smith

Sep 11, 2026

App version: 1.12.1

This app feels like magic every time I use it, and it’s getting just about as common as cmd+c for me at this point.

Clint

Sep 5, 2026

App version: 1.12.1

No problem grabbing text from PDFs, however, the OCR function is only correct about 80%-90% of the time on decent quality documents. On mediocre documents, the correctness drops to 50%-70%.

Janel

Aug 31, 2026

App version: 1.12.1

Amazing, take any text, even uncopyable, and copy it. What else do we need?

Britt Kins

Aug 21, 2026

App version: 1.12.1

would be better if it worked on telegram