ClariRec

Minimalist macOS OCR. Fast. Beautiful. Private.

Screenshot → Text in under 500ms
Native macOS design · Local OCR by default

⚡ <500ms 🔐 Local by Default 🆓 Free
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Version 1.5 · macOS 14.0+ · Universal Binary

Why ClariRec?

🚀 Lightning Fast

Screenshot to recognized text in under 500ms. No waiting, no loading.

🎨 Native macOS Design

Feels like a built-in system tool. Menu bar app with glassmorphism UI.

🔐 Privacy First

System OCR runs on your Mac by default. If you enable BYOK OCR or translation, selected content goes directly to your configured provider. No tracking.

🆓 Completely Free

No subscription, no account, no hidden limitations. Just install and use.

Core Features

Everything you need for fast, private text extraction on macOS.

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Screenshot OCR Press ⌥S, select area, text recognized instantly
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Clipboard OCR Press ⌥V to recognize image from clipboard
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Drag & Drop Drop any image file to recognize
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Export Results Save OCR text to .txt or .md files
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BYOK OCR Use your own API keys with 6 pro OCR engines
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AI Translation Translate via your configured provider or macOS 15+ system fallback
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Custom Hotkeys Fully customizable keyboard shortcuts
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Silent Mode Clipboard-only mode with system notification

BYOK — Bring Your Own Key

Optionally connect your own OCR and translation providers. Selected content is sent directly to the endpoints you configure.

Custom Vision API Chat Completions compatible, best for complex layouts
Qwen (Alibaba) Strong multilingual capability
Mistral AI (Pixtral) European AI, privacy-focused
Azure Document Intelligence Enterprise-grade processing
Baidu OCR Optimized for Chinese text
Google Cloud Vision 200+ languages, high accuracy

🔒 API keys stored securely in macOS Keychain

Ready to extract text faster?

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