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TRex
Capture text from the screen with local optical character recognition.
MIT · Downloads from github.com
- License
- MIT
- Open source
- Source
- GitHub
- amebalabs
- Verified
- 2026
About TRex
TRex turns a selected screen region into clipboard text. It is useful for text inside an image, a video frame, or a document that does not allow ordinary selection.
It also recognizes QR codes and barcodes. A menu bar command or configurable shortcut starts capture, and the recognition features operate locally.
Information
- Source code
- amebalabs/TRex
- License
- MIT
- Website
- github.com
- Download
- github.com
- Category
- Utilities
- Evidence checked
- Tags
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Sources and image credits
- github.com/amebalabs/TRex
- github.com/amebalabs/TRex/blob/main/LICENSE
- github.com/amebalabs/TRex/blob/main/.github/README.md
- github.com/amebalabs/TRex/releases
- icon.png: TRex contributors. MIT; upstream app artwork, trademark rights retained..
License and artwork notices
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