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Unpixel reads pixels, so it works with any app that shows text on screen. These pages explain the details for specific apps.
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Works withChrome on Mac: Google Lens or on-device text capture?
Chrome’s Google Lens reads text in a tab but sends it to Google. When to use Lens, when to keep text on your Mac, and how to handle PDFs, web apps and video.
Works withCopy text from an image in Messages on a Mac
Copy text from photos and screenshots people send you in Messages on a Mac with Live Text, From Clipboard or a quick capture, and read several images at once.
Works withCopy text from an image into Word on a Mac
Copy text from a picture, a scan or your screen into a Microsoft Word document on a Mac as clean paragraphs, paste only the words, and proofread the result.
Works withCopy text from Slack screenshots and huddle screen shares
Copy text from a Slack screenshot or huddle screen share on a Mac: open the image in Preview for Live Text, capture shared screens, and post code back as text.
Works withCopy text from the iOS Simulator and Xcode Previews
Copy labels, alerts and localized strings from the iOS Simulator, Device Hub and Xcode Previews on a Mac, then find each one in your project or translate it.
Works withExcel for Mac: paste tables from screens and PDFs as cells
OCR tables into Excel for Mac: paste a captured table as real cells, protect codes and long numbers, compare Data From Picture, and fix one-column pastes.
Works withGet text and tables from your screen into Apple Notes
Bring text from images, PDFs and screens into Apple Notes on Mac: paste tables as Notes tables, log captures in Quick Note, scan paper, and make checklists.
Works withGoogle Meet: copy text from a presentation on Mac
Copy text from a Google Meet presentation on a Mac: pin it for yourself, click Enlarge so the slide fills the tab, then capture the words, links and QR codes.
Works withKeynote OCR: copy text from pictures on slides
Copy text from pictures on Keynote slides and from decks you only have as a PDF or images, copy from a playing slideshow, and paste tables back into Keynote.
Works withMicrosoft Teams on Mac: copy text from shared content
Copy text from a Teams screen share, PowerPoint Live deck or chat image on a Mac: zoom in with the corner buttons, pop the share out, then capture the words.
Works withObsidian OCR: get text from images into your notes
Obsidian doesn’t read text in images. Get words, tables and quotes from pictures, scans and the screen into Markdown notes, and add captures to a daily note.
Works withPaste a table from a screen or PDF into Numbers on Mac
Paste a table into Numbers on a Mac as real cells: start a new table or fill an existing one, turn the first row into a header, and keep codes and dates intact.
Works withPaste a table from an image into Google Sheets
Get a table from an image, PDF or screen into Google Sheets as cells: what Google Docs OCR keeps, paste values only, split stray text, and fix locale decimals.
Works withPaste text from images into Figma text layers
Paste text from screenshots, prototypes and client PDFs into Figma text layers on a Mac: copy an image as PNG for Live Text, or capture what isn’t a layer.
Works withPaste text from images into Notion on a Mac
Notion keeps image text as pixels. How to copy it out on a Mac and paste it as text blocks, tables, quotes, database entries or the image’s alt text in Notion.
Works withPreview OCR on Mac: when Live Text is enough
Preview reads text in images and scans with Live Text, one page at a time. When that’s enough, and how to get a whole PDF or a table out of it in one go.
Works withQuickTime Player OCR: text from frames and recordings
Copy text from a paused frame in QuickTime Player with Live Text, step frame by frame to a sharp one, and what to do in players without Live Text on a Mac.
Works withRaycast OCR: start a screen text capture from Raycast
Start Unpixel captures, translations and adding captures from Raycast quicklinks, give them hotkeys, read copied screenshots and pass the text to a shortcut.
Works withRun Unpixel from the Shortcuts app on a Mac
Start Unpixel captures from Shortcuts, get the text back with Open X-Callback URL, read files and copied images, and run it all from a key, Spotlight or Siri.
Works withSafari OCR on Mac: Live Text first, then capture
Safari reads text in web images and many paused videos with Live Text. What it handles on its own, and how to copy text from canvas apps, maps and overlays.
Works withTerminal OCR on Mac: capture commands and script Unpixel
Use on-screen OCR with Terminal on a Mac: copy commands from videos and screen shares safely, start captures with open unpixel://, and pipe text with pbpaste.
Works withVS Code: paste code, logs and tables captured from images
Bring code, error text and tables from screenshots and videos into VS Code on a Mac: set the language, fix quotes and indentation, and paste tables as Markdown.
Works withYouTube OCR on Mac: player tricks for clean captures
Get text off YouTube on a Mac: check the transcript and chapters, set up theater mode, quality and captions for a clean capture, and handle Shorts and streams.