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Viz is a native macOS utility designed to extract useful information from selected areas of the screen. It uses Apple's Vision framework to recognize text in images, videos, and other displayed content. Users can also capture QR codes, barcodes, and colors through a screen-snipping interface. Recognition accuracy and processing speed can be adjusted according to individual requirements. Extracted text is automatically copied to the clipboard and optionally displayed in a floating window. Custom shell commands can process captured text using an OCR placeholder variable. The application maintains a persistent capture history with optional iCloud Drive synchronization. Additional settings include customizable keyboard shortcuts, text formatting, and automatic startup. Development is currently on hold, with version 2.3.3 listed in the repository.
Features
- Screen-region text recognition using Apple Vision with adjustable speed and accuracy settings
- QR code, barcode, and color extraction directly from displayed images and screen content
- Automatic clipboard copying with optional floating text previews and configurable dismissal delays
- Custom shell command execution after text capture with OCR output passed through placeholder variables
- Persistent capture history with optional iCloud Drive storage and multi-snippet clipboard appending
- Customizable global shortcuts, preferred recognition languages, text line-break settings, and login startup
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