SnipCopy for Mac

Copy anything. Paste instantly.

Snip text from anything on your screen. Works on PDFs, videos, locked content. Requires macOS 12 or later.

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SnipCopy.dmg · ~8 MB · macOS 12+

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Appears in your menu bar, always ready.

Up and running in 60 seconds

1
Open the DMG
Double-click the downloaded SnipCopy.dmg file from your Downloads folder.
2
Move to Applications
Drag SnipCopy.app into your Applications folder when the window appears.
3
Allow Screen Recording
On first launch, macOS will ask for Screen Recording permission. Grant it — that is the only permission required.
4
Start snipping
Press ⌘⇧2 from anywhere, drag over any text, press ⌘V. Done.

About Screen Recording permission

SnipCopy only captures your screen when you actively press the hotkey and drag a selection. Nothing runs in the background, nothing is recorded, and no data is captured without your action.

Works on everything visible on your screen:

PDFsVideosSubtitlesSlidesLocked textCodeImages