What’s new

Every TextPluck update, newest first. Updates are free: download the newest version and replace the app in Applications.

Version 1.0

First release

Capture

  • Press ⌃⇧T, drag a box over any text on screen, and the text is copied. You can change the shortcut in Settings.
  • Works on videos, scanned PDFs, images, slides, screen shares and apps that don’t let you select text.
  • Works on every connected display. Press Esc to cancel.

Text recognition

  • Reads 28 languages with Apple Vision, on your Mac. Some languages need a newer version of macOS.
  • Finds the language by itself, or uses the languages you choose.
  • Keeps line breaks, quotes, dashes and accents as they are on screen.
  • Optional: join words split across two lines, and keep indentation for code.
  • Add your own words (names, product terms) to help recognition.

After a capture

  • A short message shows how many words were copied, with Edit and Undo.
  • Edit the text in a small window, copy it again, or have it read aloud.
  • Optional: always show the text before it is copied.

QR codes and barcodes

  • Choose Read QR / Barcode from the menu bar, or set its own shortcut. Links can be opened from the message.

History

  • Keeps your last 50 captures as text on your Mac, never as images. Search, copy again, delete, or turn history off.

Setup and privacy

  • A first-launch guide walks you through the Screen Recording permission.
  • Open at login, sound on or off, and an app translated into the same 28 languages it reads.
  • No internet access, no account, no tracking. Pictures of your selection are never saved.