picatext

Picatext is a Mac utility for optical character recognition (OCR) that extracts text from images and screenshots. It allows users to capture text directly from any on-screen content — diagrams, screenshots, photos, or printed materials — and convert it into editable text that can be copied to the clipboard or used in other applications. The app is intended for users who frequently need to digitise printed or image-based text, such as researchers, students, professionals handling scanned documents, and power users working with visual content that lacks text layers.