Viz 1.3 – Extract text from images, videos, QR codes, barcodes.
Viz is a free and open-source app that enables you to swiftly extract text from images, videos, QR codes, and barcodes using a simple snip mechanism. The extracted text can then be automatically post-processed via shell commands — for example, the text can be read aloud using macOS’s built-in speech engine.
Features
Viz is written in Swift language — making the app compact and efficient
Very quick extraction process
Copies to clipboard automatically, ready to paste
Post-processing option to execute shell commands when capture is taken. Can use the captured text via [ocr] token within the shell commands
Hotkeys CMD+Shift+1 and CMD+Shift+2 for starting a text or qr/barcode scan. These can be cleared out and custom hotkeys can be set by user
Shows copied text in a floating window, which can be set to auto-hide as well
Enable or disable line breaks in the extracted text
Append multiple text snippets to the clipboard by enabling Append option in Settings, otherwise it only holds one snippet at a time
Launch at login option
Custom auto-updater that pulls latest release notes and binaries from GitHub Releases (Viz should be ran from /Applications folder to avoid permission issues)
Absolutely Free
