If you can see it,
you can copy it.
Copy any text visible on your Mac from images, videos, Zoom calls, and webinars, without saving a screenshot file.
macOS 12+ · Free forever plan
Copying from a document
How it works
Press the hotkey
Hit ⌘⇧2 from anywhere on your Mac. Doesn't matter what app you're in. A selection overlay appears over your entire screen.
Draw over the text
Click and drag a box around whatever you want to copy. PDFs, video subtitles, image captions, error messages in screenshots, styled fonts, small print.
Paste anywhere
The text lands in your clipboard instantly. Hit ⌘V wherever you are. No new files saved. No app to switch to. Nothing else to do.
Why SnipCopy
The old way wasted your time. This one doesn't.
Screenshot, find the file, open it, run OCR, copy the output, close the file, delete it. That's five steps to copy a single line of text. SnipCopy is one gesture. Nothing is saved anywhere.
Grab the slide before they click away
Works on Zoom, Google Meet, webinars, and any live screen. Grab the presenter's text before it's gone.
Reads anything visible
Handwriting, styled fonts, small print, locked content. If your screen shows it, SnipCopy reads it.
Unlike macOS Live Text
Apple's Live Text only works where Apple allows it. SnipCopy works on anything visible, from any app.
Plain text or Markdown, your call
Writers get clean prose they can paste anywhere. Developers get Markdown, ready to drop into code comments, docs, or GitHub issues.
What people say
“I grab text out of Figma mockups and lecture slides. Never thought a tool this small would change how I work.”
Priya S., UX Researcher
“Works on subtitles, error messages, everything. I stopped retyping things months ago.”
Daniel K., Software Engineer
“My team uses it for pulling quotes from locked PDFs. The hotkey is the whole thing.”
Mia T., Content Strategist
Pricing
One plan. Five dollars.
Start on the free tier. Upgrade when you need more.
- Unlimited snips
- Plain text and Markdown
- Custom hotkey
- Priority support
Cancel anytime · No credit card for trial
