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TheJoeFin/Text-Grab alternatives

screen OCR / text capture

A Windows OCR tool that captures text from the screen or files, runs it through a local OCR engine, and copies the result to the clipboard or an editor.

5.0kC#MITactive · last push 3d agoGitHub

Drop-in peers

Same problem, same approach. Swapping one for another is a config change, not a rewrite.

AnyListen/tools-ocr

Choose it for a Java-based cross-platform OCR tool if you need Linux/macOS support.

树洞 OCR 文字识别(一款跨平台的 OCR 小工具)

3.1k
Java
LGPL-3.0
dormant2.3y ago
STranslate/STranslate

Choose it if you want OCR plus translation in one WPF app with a similar workflow.

A ready-to-go translation ocr tool developed with WPF/WPF 开发的一款即用即走的翻译、OCR工具

7.8k
C#
MIT
active4d ago
xushengfeng/eSearch

Choose it for a cross-platform OCR screen grabber with extra search and translation tools.

截屏 离线OCR 搜索翻译 以图搜图 贴图 录屏 万向滚动截屏 屏幕翻译 Screenshot Offline OCR Search Translate Search for picture Paste the picture on the screen Screen recorder Omnidirectional scrolling screenshot Screen translator 支持Windows Linux macOS

7.0k
TypeScript
GPL-3.0
active5d ago
pot-app/pot-desktop

Choose it for a cross-platform OCR and translation app with a modern interface.

🌈一个跨平台的划词翻译和OCR软件 | A cross-platform software for text translation and recognition.

19.3k
JavaScript
GPL-3.0
active2mo ago
dynobo/normcap

Choose it for a Python-based cross-platform OCR screen capture tool with a minimalist workflow.

OCR powered screen-capture tool to capture information instead of images

2.7k
Python
NOASSERTION
active14d ago
InkTimeRecord/TTime

Choose it for a cross-platform screenshot OCR tool with translation and AI features.

🚀 Screenshots, word marking, OCR, AI, translation software || 截图、划词、文字识别、AI、翻译软件

3.3k
TypeScript
NOASSERTION
dormant1.7y ago

Same job, different approach

Solves the same problem with a different architecture or at a different layer. Expect to rewrite the integration.

sw33tLie/macshot

Choose it on macOS for screen capture with OCR and annotation, but it is not Windows-compatible.

Feature-packed native macOS screenshot & recording tool: annotate, auto-redact PII, record GIFs, OCR + translate, scroll capture, beautify, and more. No Electron, no subscription.

3.0k
Swift
GPL-3.0
active11d ago
ShareX/ShareX

Choose it if you want a full screenshot/sharing suite with OCR as a secondary feature.

ShareX is a free and open-source application that enables users to capture or record any area of their screen with a single keystroke. It also supports uploading images, text, and various file types to a wide range of destinations.

39.2k
C#
GPL-3.0
active1d ago

Listed as an alternative to

These projects were analysed and named Text-Grab among their alternatives. The relationship is not symmetric — how Text-Grab rates them is a separate judgement, made when Text-Grab is analysed in its own right.

STranslate/STranslate

calls Text-GrabWindows OCR utility, OCR-only with different interaction style.

A ready-to-go translation ocr tool developed with WPF/WPF 开发的一款即用即走的翻译、OCR工具

7.8kC#active