OwlOCR

The product is Mac OCR software that extracts text from screenshots, scans, images and non-searchable PDFs where copy and paste is not possible. It is for individual Mac users who need to copy screen text, make PDFs searchable, and handle messy or low-quality documents. It is positioned as on-device software using Apple Vision OCR by default with an optional downloaded local AI model for difficult layouts, keeping documents local without sending them to an online service.

Key features

• Screenshot region OCR to clipboard
• Multi-area screen capture OCR
• Make scanned PDFs searchable
• Invisible text layer PDF export
• Local Apple Vision OCR
• Local AI OCR for messy scans
• QR-coded URL detection
• Finder Quick Actions integration
• Command line interface
• Customizable keyboard shortcuts
• Menu bar and Dock access
• Drag and drop document conversion
• iOS device camera scan import
• Batch tools for documents