Interact Scratchpad
Interact Scratchpad is a macOS menubar utility for quickly capturing and parsing contact information. It lets users paste or type contact details from emails, websites, or phone calls, and uses intelligent text recognition to identify names, phone numbers, email addresses, job titles, companies and physical addresses. The app then auto-fills those details into Apple's Contacts app, either creating a new contact or adding to an existing one. It is designed for people who frequently take down contact information during calls or from unstructured text sources where built-in Mail data detectors may struggle to extract all relevant fields.
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1 suggestionInteract Scratchpad has not received meaningful updates since 2017, and there is no public information indicating a native Apple Silicon build exists. The app will continue to run under Rosetta 2 on M-series Macs today, but Apple is removing Rosetta in macOS 28 (September 2028), after which an Intel-only build will not launch. Because this appears to be a small, single-purpose utility with a sparse online presence, we recommend reaching out to the developer (Agile Tortoise) directly to ask whether a native Apple Silicon update is planned before the September 2028 deadline. If no native build is forthcoming, consider using Apple's built-in Contacts data detectors (available in Mail), or explore contact-capture alternatives like HubSpot CRM's contact capture widget or similar tools that are actively maintained with native Apple Silicon support.
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